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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
| 29 Jul 24 |
Lithuania: Nala Renewables further expands into Central and Eastern Europe Nala Renewables, a global power and renewable energy investment and development platform, has acquired a 34MWp operational solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio from renewable energy group Green Genius. |
| 11 Jul 24 |
Lithuania: Nordex Group further expands market presence in Lithuania with a new order for 42 MW The Nordex Group has signed a contract with the E energija group for the supply and installation of six N163/6.X wind turbines for a 42 MW wind farm in Lithuania. The wind farm is being developed near the city of Kaunas. |
| 03 Jun 24 |
Lithuania: Vestas receives a 124 MW order in Lithuania Vestas has received a 124 MW order for a wind energy project in Telsiai in Lithuania. Vestas will deliver 20 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, and the order includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. The order was placed by Utilitas Wind and Latvenergo AS. |
| 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. |
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