| Hauptstadt | Name: Vilnius geographische Koordinaten: 54 41 N, 25 19 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: named after the Vilnia River, which flows into the Neris River at Vilnius; the river name derives from the Lithuanian word "vilnis" meaning "a surge" |
| Unabhängigkeit | 11 März 1990 (declared independence from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 Juli 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date); 1 Juli 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created); 16 Februar 1918 (independence from Soviet Russia and Germany) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit (or National Day), 16 Februar (1918); note - 16 Februar 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 März 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 Oktober 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992 amendments: proposed by at least one fourth of all Parliament members or by petition of at least 300,000 voters; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of two readings three months apart and a presidential signature; amendments to constitutional articles on national sovereignty and constitutional amendment procedure also require three-fourths voter approval in a referendum; amended 1996, 2003, 2006 (2016) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Gitanas NAUSEDA (seit dem 12 July 2019) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Saulius SKVERNELIS (seit dem 13 December 2016) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by Parliament elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 and 26 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by Parliament election results: Gitanas NAUSEDA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Gitanas NAUSEDA (independent) 66.7%, Ingrida SIMONYTE (independent) 33.3%; Saulius SKVERNELIS (LVZS) approved as prime minister by Parliament vote - 90 to 4 |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
