Officially name: The Republic of Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Largest city: Vilnius
Official language: Lithuanian
Government: Semi-presidential republic
Politics of Lithuania takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Lithuania is situated in Northern Europe, lying between latitudes 53° and 57° N, and mostly between longitudes 21° and 27° E (part of the Curonian Spit lies west of 21°).