Population

2,784,279 (2021)

Official language

Lithuanian

Currency

Euro

Capital

Vilinius

Time Zone

UTC+2 (EET); Summer UTC+3 (EEST)

Dialling Code

+370

Area (sq. miles)

25,200

GDP

$107 bn (PPP)

VAT on Books

9% for books and 21% on eBooks 

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Trade Associations

Lithuanian Publishers Association (Lietuvos leidėjų asociacija or LLA) 
Association for Reading Promotion and Cultural Literacy 

Statistics

Book market statistics (PA, August 2017) [link to download/view] 

Get Connected to Lithuanian Books (Aida V Dobkevičiūtė, Lithuanian Publishers Association) [link to download/view] 

Lithuanian’s report to Federation of European Publishers (June 2017) [link to download/view] 

Annual Book Fairs

Vilnius Book Fair is held over 4 days in February. 

Translations Programmes

Lithuanian Cultural Institute’s Translation Grant Programme grants for foreign publishers for the translation of works from Lithuanian or which are related to Lithuania. 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Tel: +370 614 04681

Artūras Vasiliauskas, Country Director
Email: arturas.vasiliauskas@britishcouncil.lt
Tel: (+370) 686 54 081 

Department for International Trade

Email: ukti.vilnius@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +370 5 246 2900

Booksellers