Lithuania Holidays 2009, 2010

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Eastern, often referred to as Northern Europe or in Baltic Division. Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Poland, Belarus to the southeast, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania became a member of the EU on May 1, 2004. Government – Semi-presidential republic. Official language – Lithuanian.

Vilnius – the capital and the largest city. Other famous lithuanian cities – Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siaulia, Panevezys, Alytus South, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Jonava, Utena.

Main industries – metal-cutting machine tools, agricultural machinery, biotechnology, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, electric motors, petroleum refining, furniture making, textiles, shipbuilding (small ships), food processing, fertilizers, computers, optical equipment, electronic components, amber.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Lithuania is 0.862, (43rd, high). Currency – Lithuanian litas (Lt, LTL). Fiscal year: calendar year. Inflation (CPI) – 3%. Gini index – 36% (medium). Debt – external: 10.463 billion (2005). from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: (EET) - UTC+2. Summer (EEST) - UTC+3. Any holidays that falling on a Sunday or Saturday are moved to the following Monday (also those holidays that are always celebrated on Sunday).