Vilnius Basic Facts
Location: South-eastern Lithuania, near to the border with Belarus
Geographic location: 312 kms from the Baltic Sea and Klaipëda, the geographical centre of continental Europe is approx. 24 km north of Vilnius
Area: 402 sq kms
Population: 580 000
Density of population: 1379 residents per sq km
Local Time: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March to Saturday till last Sunday in October).
Official language: Lithuanian
River: Vilnia and Neris
Administration: 20 elderates
Dialling code: +370
Highest point: 230,7 m; in the eastern part of town, near Rokantiskiu settlement
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