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Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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New head of government since 2026.07.14: Mindaugas Sinkevičius, replacing Inga Ruginienė. Wikidata
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 7.9
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 8 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Population
- 2,894,886 inh.
- Area
- 65,300 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- semi-presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Gitanas Nausėda
Head of Government
Mindaugas Sinkevičius
Government in office 14 members
ministre lituanien des Affaires étrangères
Kęstutis Budrys
ministre lituanien de la Défense nationale
Robertas Kaunas
Minister of the Interior
Martynas Katelynas
ministère lituanien des finances
Taurimas Valys
Minister of Justice of Lithuania
Rita Tamašunienė
ministre de l'Éducation et de la Science
Raminta Popovienė
ministre de la Santé de la Lituanie
Linas Kukuraitis
Minister of Energy
Lukas Savickas
Minister of Agriculture
Kęstutis Mažeika
Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
Edvinas Grikšas
Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania
Juras Taminskas
ministre de l'Environnement
Ieva Andriulaitytė
ministre de la Sécurité sociale et du Travail
Inga Ruginienė
ministre lituanien de la Culture
Lukas Alsys
Parliament
Seimas
141 seats
Inception 1920
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
95 G$
GDP / capita
32,959 $
Growth
2.9 %
Inflation
3.8 %
Unemployment
6.7 %
Defense / GDP
3.1 %
Life expectancy
77.2 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
45th Panzer Brigade
Germany · Rūdninkai et Vilnius
First German brigade permanently stationed abroad; due at full strength in 2027.
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde Couloir de Suwałki Avec Pologne — point de fixation OTAN
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.79/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
90/100
Corruption (CPI)
65/100
Press freedom (RSF)
81/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#56
Annual budget
2.7 Md$
Defense effort
3.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
47 Md$
Imports
51 Md$
Balance
-4 Md$
Top exports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole brut
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
89%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
95%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
9%
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CHN
18%
Abstention: 7%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.895/1
Gini
36.0
Refugees hosted
54,381
Refugees originating
101
National anthem
Tautiška giesmė
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,706 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,809, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)