Lithuania

Country in Northern Europe

Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Vilnius. About 2.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 137th most populous of the 195 countries. At 65,300 km², it is the 121st largest country by area. It borders Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia.

Lithuania at a glance

Capital: Vilnius
Population (2025): 2.9 million
Area: 65,300 km²
Density: 44 per km²
Official language: Lithuanian
Currency: Euro
People: Lithuanian
Calling code: +370
Internet domain: .lt
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Lithuania?

How Lithuania compares

Population rank

137th of 195

29th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

121st of 195

23rd of 45 in Europe

Crowding

44 per km²

More crowded than 28% of countries

Similar in size: Sri Lanka (65,610 km²).
Similar population: Jamaica (2.8 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
Lithuanian is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Lithuania

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.

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Would you recognise Lithuania?

Its outline

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How players do with Lithuania

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Lithuania so far, from 855 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

64% right

116th hardest of 176 · 649 answers

Its flag

59% right

25th hardest of 145 · 59 answers

Its capital

75% right

13th hardest of 58 · 147 answers

Players find Lithuania on the map in 64% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Latvia.
Players recognise the flag of Lithuania in 59% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.
Players know that the capital of Lithuania is Vilnius in 75% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

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Countries that border Lithuania

Lithuania borders 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia.

Quick quiz: Lithuania

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Lithuania?
2. What is the capital of Lithuania?
3. Which of these borders Lithuania?

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Questions about Lithuania

Is Lithuania a country?

Yes. Lithuania is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Lithuania?

The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.

Which countries border Lithuania?

Lithuania borders 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia.

How many countries border Lithuania?

4. Lithuania shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Lithuania?

Lithuania covers 65,300 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka (65,610 km²).

Is Lithuania hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Lithuania in 64% of 649 tries, 116th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Latvia.

Which flags look like the flag of Lithuania?

Bolivia and Ghana. Bolivia is red, yellow and green from the top, Ghana adds a black star in the middle, and Lithuania runs yellow, green and red.

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