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LITHUANIA

Brief facts



Total area:: 65.200 sq km
Population: 3.389,9 (2006 est.)
Languages: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
Country name: Republic of Lithuania
Government type: Parliamentary democracy
Capital: Vilnius
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the premier
Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats, 71 members are directly elected by popular vote, 70 are elected by proportional representation; members serve four-year terms)
GDP: purchasing power parity - $54.9 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $15.300 (2006 est.)
Universities: 17
Biotech companies: approx. 26





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Ausra Jakaitiene
Lithuanian Innovation Centre
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