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GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and
Russia
comparative
area: slightly larger than West Virginia
Land
boundaries: total 1,273 km, Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km,
Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
International
disputes: dispute with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) over the
position of the Nemunas (Nemen) River border presently located
on the Lithuanian bank and not in midriver as by international
standards
Climate:
maritime; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain:
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
meadows
and pastures: 22.2%
forest
and woodland: 16.3%
Irrigated
land: 430 sq km (1990)
current
issues: contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum
products and chemicals at military bases
international
agreements: party to - Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
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