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Lithuania Education
Lithuania's climate, which ranges between maritime and
continental, is relatively mild. Average temperatures on
the coast are −2.5 C in January and 16 C in July. In
Vilnius the average temperatures are −6 C in January
and 16 C in July. During the summer, 20 C is common
during the day while 14 C is common at night; in the
past, temperatures have reached as high as 30 or 35 C.
Some winters can be very cold. -20 C occurs almost
every winter. Winter extremes are −34 C in coastal
areas and −43 C in the east of Lithuania.
Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) is the official state
language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the
official languages of the European Union. There are
about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in
Lithuania and about 170, 000 abroad. The Lithuanian Litas, denoted by LTL, is
the official currency of Lithuania. The currency was
first issued by the Bank of Lithuania in October 1922,
but was recalled from circulation after Lithuania was
annexed by the Soviet Union 18 years later. The population of Lithuania was
estimated at 3, 620, 800 in July of 2000 but the
population is decreasing, that is the growth rate is
negative (-0.29 percent). In 2000, the birth rate stood
at 9.77 births per 1, 000 while the death rate stood at
12.87 per 1, 000 Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and
its largest city, with a population of 560, 190 (850, 324
together with Vilnius County) as of 2010. |
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