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Country profile: Lithuania
| Location: | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia |
| Climate: | transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers |
| Terrain: | lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil |
| Size: | 65300 sq. km total (Land area: sq. km Water area: sq.km) |
| Population: | 3,565,205 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census) |
| Government: | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital city: | Vilnius |
| Legal system: | based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | litas (LTL) |
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Lithuania - recent news
| 02 May 23 |
Lithuania: Petrofac secures new EPC contract as it continues to support Lithuanian refinery upgrade Petrofac has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) lump sum contract from ORLEN Lietuva, as it continues to support a comprehensive modernisation, environmental upgrade, and expansion programme at the Mazeikiai Refinery in North-West Lithuania. |
| 27 Apr 23 |
Lithuania: Nordex Group receives further order from Lithuania for just under 63 MW The Nordex Group has again received an order from Lithuania. The Nordex Group will supply eleven N163/5.X turbines for the 62.7 MW 'Jurbarkas II' wind farm for the Lithuanian project developer, Green Genius. |
| 05 Apr 23 |
Lithuania: Nordex Group receives order for 106 MW in Lithuania the Nordex Group signed a contract with E energija group to supply and install wind turbines for a 106 MW wind project in Lithuania. Turbine delivery commences in 2024, with commissioning scheduled in the same year. |
| 28 Feb 23 |
Lithuania: Enefit Green awards Nordex Group order for 80 MW in Lithuania The Nordex Group has received a further order from Enefit Green, one of the leading producers of renewable energy in the Baltic region, for a wind farm in the Baltic states. The company is to supply 14 N163/5.X turbines for the 80 MW Kelme I wind farm in Lithuania. |
| 15 Sep 20 |
Ignitis Group to develop offshore wind farms with global energy leader Ocean Winds Ignitis Group is has announced a partnership with renewable energy leader Ocean Winds. The partnership aims to participate in the first auctions for offshore wind in Lithuania which is expected in 2023. |
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