Lithuania — Country Profile

Lithuania — in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. Political status: semi-presidential republic. It covers 65,300 sq km. 11 March 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date); 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created). Terrain: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil. Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers.

Lithuania’s GDP is $136.227 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $84.869 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 2.8% (2024 est.). See where Lithuania ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

No single event defined Jul–Sep 2026. The country's position is the product of long-cycle forces — geography, trade, neighbours — all of which held steady.

Momentum at zero is not stagnation; it is the accurate record of a quarter without a catalyst.

• What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 0.7%; a current-account surplus of $2 billion — the world pays it more than it pays out
• What drags it down: few natural resources to fall back on; fertility of 1.2 children per woman — below replacement, the cradle is emptying

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

Mindaugas Sinkevičius — Prime Minister. President Gitanas NAUSEDA (since 12 July 2019)

Lithuania maintains 42 embassies and 11 consulates abroad, hosts 34 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, NATO Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Abroad: Lowy GDI 2024 via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_diplomatic_missions . Hosted: Consular Affairs Center in-country ranking, Jan 2026 (Vilnius 34). Multilateral rosters as for AUT.

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Major airports

Kaunas International Airport (KUN) — Kaunas; Palanga International Airport (PLQ) — Palanga; Vilnius International Airport (VNO) — Vilnius.

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28)

Source: constitutional schedule / public election calendar

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Lithuania.

Historical timeline of Lithuania

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Lithuania — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.