LITHUANIA
Independent republic in Eastern Europe, with a Baltic Sea border. Also bordered by Poland to the south-west, Belorussia to the south-east and Latvia to the north. |
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| CAPITAL(S) | Vilnius. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Klaipeda. |
| POPULATION | 3,610,535 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Lithuanian, Polish, Russian. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 litas (LTL) = 100 centas. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 5.45670 LTL = £1 sterling (fluctuating market rate). |
| TIME | GMT + 1 hour (summer); GMT + 2 (winter). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 370. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 16 Feb; 11 Mar; 1 May; 6 July; 15 Aug; 1 Nov; 25-26 Dec and Easter Monday. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 84 Gloucester Place, London W1U
6AU. Tel: 020 7486 6401/2, fax: 020 7486 6403, e-mail: chancery@lithuanianembassy.co.uk -
Office hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1300. Visa section: Tel: 020 7486 6404. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | 2 Antakalnio, 2055 Vilnius. Tel: 00 370 2 22 2070/71; fax: 00 370 2 72 7579, e-mail: be-vilnius@britain.lt - website: www.britain.lt |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Vilnius Regional Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Algirdo Str. 31, 2600 Vilnius. Tel: 00 370 2 235 550 fax: 00 370 2
235 542. Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Kudirkos 18, 2600 Vilinus. Tel: 00 370 2 222 630, fax: 00 370 2 222 621, e-mail: info@chambers.lt - website: www.lithuanianchambers.lt |