Lithuania at a glance National Day: February 16, when Lithuania declared its independence in 1918 Lithuanian flag: Yellow, green and red Area: 65,200 sq. km Baltic Sea coastline: 99 km Population in 2003: 3.46 million Ethnic composition: 80.6% Lithuanian, 8.7% Russian, 7% Polish, 1.6% Belorussian, 2.1% other nationalities Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic Language: Lithuanian (one of the two remaining Baltic languages of the Indo-European family) Currency unit: Litas Official name: Republic of Lithuania Capital city: Vilnius (pop. 589,000) Other urban centres: Kaunas (pop. 378,900), Klaipeda (pop. 192,900), iauliai (pop. 133,800) and Paneveys (pop. 119,700) Government: President elected by popular vote; Prime Minister appointed by President upon approval of Parliament; Cabinet appointed by President upon nomination of Prime Minister; unicameral legislative (141-member Seimas); judiciary (the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, 5 county courts and 54 district courts, also specialised Administrative Courts and the High Administrative Court) Legal system: Based on civil law system; constitutional review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court Neighbouring countries: Poland, Belarus, Latvia and Russia (Kaliningrad district)