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Republic of Lithuania is located in Northern Europe, and has 3.5 million inhabitants (2009). The country has coastline on the Baltic Sea in the west, bordering Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and Poland to the south.Lithuania also borders Kaliningrad in the west - a small Russian administrative district.
The landscape of Lithuania consists of flat plains with forests, lakes and moraines. The highest point is Aukstojas, located 294 meters above sea level
The climate is a mixture of maritime and continental - with moderately cold, humid winters and cool summers.
The capital of Lithuania Vilnius , located southeast of the country by the river Neris.The city has 550,000 inhabitants (2009). Vilnius is the country's administrative and commercial center, and was named as European Capital of Culture in 2009.Here are several historic tourist attractions, great shopping and a varied nightlife.
Other major cities in Lithuania's Kaunas , Klaipeda , Siauliai and Panevezys.
Klaipeda is situated on the west coast, and is the country's only port city - with a ferry connection to such Germany and Sweden.
The main airport in Lithuania is Vilnius International Airport , located 7 km south of the capital.
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