STATISTICS: LITHUANIA

Lithuania Official name: Lietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania). Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative body, the Seimas (141). Head of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Vilnius. Official language: Lithuanian. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 litas (plural litai) = 100 centai; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = 4.00 litai; 1 = 6.81 litai. Demography Population (1998): 3,704,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 146.9, persons per sq km 56.7. Urban-rural (1996): urban 67.8%; rural 32.2%. Sex distribution (1996): male 47.22%; female 52.78%. Age breakdown (1996): under 15, 21.6%; 15-29, 22.0%; 30-44, 22.1%; 45-59, 16.9%; 60-69, 9.7%; 70 and over, 7.7%. Population projection: (2000) 3,702,000; (2010) 3,639,000. Doubling time: not applicable. Ethnic composition (1996): Lithuanian 81.6%; Russian 8.2%; Polish 6.9%; Belorusian 1.5%; Ukrainian 1.0%; other 0.8%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 72.2%; Russian Orthodox 2.5%; Protestant 1.3%; other (mostly nonreligious) 24.0%. Major cities (1996): Vilnius 573,200; Kaunas 410,800; Klaipeda 201,500; Siauliai 146,500; Panevezys 132,300; Alytus 77,400. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 10.6 (world avg. 25.0); (1995) legitimate 87.4%; illegitimate 12.6%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 11.6 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): -1.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995): 1.5. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1995): 6.0. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 2.8. Life expectancy at birth (1995): male 63.6 years; female 75.2 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1995): circulatory diseases 654; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 203; accidents 176; respiratory diseases 49; digestive diseases 32. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: 5,758,000,000 litai (value-added tax 34.3%, individual income tax 29.3%, excise taxes 10.7%, property tax 2.8%). Expenditures: 6,197,000,000 litai (economy 27.9%, education 21.8%, health 14.3%, social insurance 8.3%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): potatoes 1,594,000, barley 1,000,000, wheat 550,000, sugar beets 650,000; livestock (number of live animals) 1,150,000 pigs, 1,100,000 cattle, 8,530,000 poultry; roundwood (1995) 4,495,000 cu m; fish catch (1993) 120,078. Mining and quarrying (1995): limestone 3,000,000; peat 214,000. Manufacturing (value of production in '000 litai; 1995): processed foods 4,781,421; textile and knitwear 1,748,812; chemicals 1,066,200; wood and wood products 630,334. Construction (1996): residential 2,000,900,000 litai. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 10,055,000,000 (11,199,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (482,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 682,000 (27,000,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 3,819,000 (3,606,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) none (1,871,000,000). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$8,455,000,000{1} (U.S.$2,280 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 1,753,000; activity rate of total population 47.2% (participation rates: ages 16-60/55{2}, 83.0%; female 48.5%; unemployed 6.2%). Household income and expenditure (1995). Average household size (1989) 3.2; sources of income: wages 71.4%, pensions and grants 14.0%, self-employment in agriculture 6.6%, other 7.0%; expenditure: food 45.1%, nonfood goods 17.6%, services 15.6%, taxes 14.4%, agricultural expenses 4.3%. Land use (1994): forested 30.4%; meadows and pastures 7.6%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 53.9%; other 8.1%. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$124,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$138,000,000. Foreign trade Imports (1995): U.S.$3,083,000,000 (petroleum and gas 26.7%, machinery 16.5%, textiles 9.3%, chemicals 9.0%, transport equipment 7.5%, base metals 6.7%, prepared foods 4.5%). Major import sources: Russia 31.1%; Germany 15.2%; United Kingdom 4.3%; Poland 4.1%; Denmark 3.9%; Finland 3.6%. Exports (1995): U.S.$2,707,000,000 (textiles 14.7%, chemicals 12.2%, mineral products 11.9%, machinery 10.8%, base metals 8.7%, live animals 8.4%, prepared foods 5.6%). Major export destinations: Russia 20.4%; Germany 14.4%; Belarus 10.7%; Ukraine 7.5%; Latvia 7.1%; The Netherlands 4.9%; Poland 3.9%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): length 1,802 mi, 2,900 km; passenger-mi 702,000,000, passenger-km 1,130,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 5,264,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 7,685,000,000. Roads (1995): total length 38,178 mi, 61,442 km (paved 86%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 718,469; trucks and buses 110,696. Merchant marine (1995): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 95; total deadweight tonnage 569,288. Air transport (1996): passenger-mi 226,000,000, passenger-km 363,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 1,566,000, metric ton-km cargo 2,287,000; airports with scheduled flights (1996) 3. Education and health Educational attainment (1989). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no schooling 9.1%; complete primary 21.3%; incomplete secondary 57.0%; postsecondary 12.6%. Literacy (1995{3}): total population age 15 and over literate 99.5%; males literate 99.6%; females literate 99.3%. Health (1995): physicians 14,737 (1 per 252 persons); hospital beds 40,262 (1 per 92 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1995) 12.4. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 5,100 (army 82.3%, navy 6.9%, air force 10.8%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 0.5% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$21. {1} GNP estimate is preliminary. {2} Males retire at ago 60, females at 55. {3} Estimate.