| Location: |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
56 00 N, 24 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
65,200 sq km
land:
65,200 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than West Virginia
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
1,273 km
border countries:
Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
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| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
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| Terrain: |
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m
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| Natural resources: |
peat, arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
39%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
15% (2001 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
430 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Environment - current issues: |
contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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