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| Territory:
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65,300
sq. km |
| Population: |
3,695,800 heads |
| Density
of Population: |
56.6 heads/sq. km |
| Capital
city: |
Vilnius |
| Form
of government: |
Independent
and Democratic Republic |
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Administrative scheme: |
60
municipalities |
| Official
language: |
Lithuanian |
| Nationalities: |
Lithuanian
81.8%, Russian 8.1%, Polish 6.9%, Ukrainian 1.0%,
Jewish 0.1%, Others 0.7% |
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Elections
in Lithuania are held on the basis of universal, equal and
direct suffrage, by secret ballot. The citizens of the Republic
of Lithuania who, on the day of the election, are 18 years
of age have the right to vote.
Any person who is the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania
and has lived in Lithuania for at least the past three years
and has reached the age of 40 prior to the election day may
be elected President of the Republic. The President of the
Republic is elected for a five-year term.
Any
citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who is at least 25 years
of age on the day of the elections may stand for election
as a member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Half
of the Seimas members are elected in a multi-member constituency
according to party lists, after the voters establish the final
order of succession of candidates on the list by ballot; the
other half of the Seimas members are elected in single-member
constituencies - a candidate is considered elected when the
majority of voters participating in the elections vote for
him in the polls. Seimas members are elected for a four-year
term.
Any citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who is at least 21
years of age on the day of the elections may stand for election
as a member of a municipal council in multi-member constituencies
according to party lists. Members of municipal councils are
elected for a three-year term.
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