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Lithuania

Lietuva

ISO LT Dial +370 Currency EUR Europe
A beautiful view of Vilnius city featuring historic architecture and a prominent church tower under a clear sky.

Lithuania, officially Lietuva, is a country in Northern Europe, Its capital is Vilnius, its country calling code is +370, and its ISO 3166 codes are LT (alpha-2) and LTU (alpha-3). The official currency is Euro (EUR) €.

Capital
Vilnius
Calling code
+370
Currency
Euro (EUR) €
Languages
Lithuanian
Local time
03:19:07
ISO alpha-2
LT
ISO alpha-3
LTU
Population
2,794,700
Area
65,300 km²
Region
Northern Europe
Internet domain
.lt
Drives on the
right

Lithuania country code: +370

The country calling code for Lithuania is +370. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Lithuania number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Lithuania ISO codes: LT and LTU

Lithuania is assigned LT as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and LTU as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Lithuania is .lt. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Lithuania: the Euro

The official currency of Lithuania is the Euro, with the ISO 4217 code EUR and the symbol €. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Lithuania are quoted in EUR. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Lithuania

The primary time zone for Lithuania is +02:00, currently UTC+02:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Lithuania

The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. Lithuania sits in Europe, specifically the Northern Europe subregion. Its approximate centre point is 56.00000000, 24.00000000. Traffic in Lithuania drives on the right. Languages recorded for Lithuania: Lithuanian.

Which countries border Lithuania?

Lithuania shares a land border with 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russian Federation. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

4 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Public holidays 2026

14 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
16 Feb 2026 The Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania National
11 Mar 2026 Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania National
5 Apr 2026 Easter Sunday National
6 Apr 2026 Easter Monday National
1 May 2026 International Working Day National
24 Jun 2026 St. John's Day National
6 Jul 2026 Statehood Day National
15 Aug 2026 Assumption Day National
1 Nov 2026 All Saints' Day National
2 Nov 2026 All Souls' Day National
24 Dec 2026 Christmas Eve National
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day National
26 Dec 2026 St. Stephen's Day National

Where Lithuania is

Centre point 56.00000000, 24.00000000.

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