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)
Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Ministry of Culture
Council for Culture
9% for books and 21% on eBooks
No
Lithuanian Publishers Association (Lietuvos leidėjų asociacija or LLA)
Association for Reading Promotion and Cultural Literacy
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]
Vilnius Book Fair is held over 4 days in February.
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
Tel: +370 614 04681
Artūras Vasiliauskas, Country Director
Email: arturas.vasiliauskas@britishcouncil.lt
Tel: (+370) 686 54 081
Email: ukti.vilnius@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +370 5 246 2900