Lithuania is a country in Europe, with about 2.89 million people (2025) and an area of 65,290 square kilometres. Its capital is Vilnius, and it shares land borders with 4 countries.
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The southernmost Baltic state and its sand spit
Lithuania is the largest and southernmost of the three Baltic states, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest. Its Baltic coastline runs 90 kilometers and includes the Curonian Spit, a 98-kilometer sand dune peninsula shared with Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Nemunas, the country's longest river, empties into the Curonian Lagoon. Vilnius, the capital, sits in the southeast, unusually far from the coast.
More on Curonian Spit
The Curonian Spit is a narrow, curved sand dune formation separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Its dunes reach heights of 60 meters, and the landscape shifts between desert-like sand plains and dense pine forest. Formed roughly 5,000 years ago, the spit has been repeatedly threatened by sand drift and was stabilized through extensive reforestation in the nineteenth century.
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Common questions
What is the capital of Lithuania?
The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. Vilnius lies at about 54.7 degrees north and 25.3 degrees east. Lithuania is in Europe. It is home to about 2.89 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Lithuania?
About 2.89 million people live in Lithuania, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 137th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 65,290 square kilometres, that is about 44 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Lithuania?
Lithuania shares land borders with 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia. The map on this page outlines each of them around Lithuania. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Lithuania?
Lithuania covers 65,290 square kilometres, or about 25,209 square miles. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 2.89 million gives a density of 44 people per square kilometre.
Lithuania is a country in Europe, with about 2.89 million people (2025) and an area of 65,290 square kilometres. Its capital is Vilnius, and it shares land borders with 4 countries.
Capital
Vilnius
Continent
Europe
Population
2,888,774 2025, World Bank. 137th of 195.
Area
65,290 km² (25,209 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 123rd largest of 195.
Population density
44 people per km²
Land neighbours
4: Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia
Official name
Republic of Lithuania
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
The southernmost Baltic state and its sand spit
Lithuania is the largest and southernmost of the three Baltic states, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest. Its Baltic coastline runs 90 kilometers and includes the Curonian Spit, a 98-kilometer sand dune peninsula shared with Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Nemunas, the country's longest river, empties into the Curonian Lagoon. Vilnius, the capital, sits in the southeast, unusually far from the coast.
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