Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 24 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total:
65,200 sq km
land:
65,200 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total:
1,273 km
border countries:
Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
Coastline: 99 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Juozapines/Kalnas? 292 m
Natural resources: peat, arable land
Land use:
arable land:
35%
permanent crops:
12%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 430 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases
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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