Quick Facts - Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Political system: Semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 14 May 1993
Population: 3 007 758 (2012)
Population density: 52.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Lithuanian
Non-nationals of total population: 1.0 % (2011)
Population density: 52.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Lithuanian
Non-nationals of total population: 1.0 % (2011)
Funding (2004)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment expenditure on culture: 119 410 334 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 34.20 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 57.46 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 2.00 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 3.50 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 12.07 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 99 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 24 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 648 USD (63 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 0.8 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 76.3 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 7/5/1992European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Entered into force 1/1/2008
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 18/12/2006
Country Directory 
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334