How big is Lithuania really?
Lithuania covers 64,598 km² (24,941 mi²).
- Area
- 64,598 km² (24,941 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 123 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Latvia (64,286 km²)
- Population
- 2,860,000
- People per km²
- 44
- Size on a Mercator map
- 3.1 times the real size
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Lithuania vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 123 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 123 times.
| Lithuania | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,598 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 2,860,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 44 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,866,007 km² | |
Lithuania vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 3.8 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 3.8 times.
| Lithuania | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,598 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 2,860,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 44 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 178,004 km² | |
Lithuania on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 3.1 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 53.9° N to 56.4° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.9 and 3.3 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 199,299 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Kyrgyzstan
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 70,807 km² | +9.6% |
| 120 | Georgia | 69,539 km² | +7.6% |
| 121 | Ireland | 69,378 km² | +7.4% |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 66,396 km² | +2.8% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 64,598 km² | – |
| 124 | Latvia | 64,286 km² | -0.5% |
Lithuania: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Vilnius County | 9,688 km² | 15% |
| Siauliai County | 8,503 km² | 13% |
| Kaunas County | 8,048 km² | 12% |
| Panevezys County | 7,835 km² | 12% |
| Utena County | 7,158 km² | 11% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 10
Lithuania in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1253: Kingdom of Lithuania
- Border changes on the timeline
- 25
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 811,159 km² (1385–1403)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Lithuania | 1253–1262 |
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 1263–1568 |
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Commonwealth | 1569–1794 |
| Lithuanian lands under imperial rule | 1795–1914 |
| Lithuanian lands under German occupation | 1915–1917 |
| Lithuania | 1918 |
| Republic of Lithuania | 1919–Today |
| Lithuania under Soviet occupation | 1940 |
| Lithuania under German occupation | 1941–1943 |
| Lithuanian SSR under Soviet occupation | 1944–1987 |
| Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic | 1988–1989 |
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