Official nameLietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania)CapitalVilniusPopulation estimate (2015)2·88 millionInternet domain extension.ltCurrencyThe euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been the legal currency since 1 January 2015.TerritoryLithuania is bounded in the north by Latvia, east and south by Belarus, and west by Poland, the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea.LanguagesThe official language is Lithuanian, but ethnic minorities have the right to official use of their language where they form a substantial part of the population.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words