| Location | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 56 00 N, 24 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 65,200 sq km
land: NA sq km
water: NA sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 1,613 km
border countries: Belarus 653.5 km, Latvia 588 km, Poland 103.7 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 267.8 km |
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| Coastline | 90 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm |
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| Climate | transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers |
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| Terrain | lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Juozapines Kalnas 293.6 m |
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| Natural resources | peat, arable land, amber |
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| Irrigated land | 90 km |
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| Natural hazards | NA |
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Environment -
current issues | contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits |
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