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VILNIUS
is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania. Naturally, it is the largest city in
the country: according to 2001 data, the population of Vilnius
is 600,000. Of them 52.8% are Lithuanians, 19.2% Poles, 19.2%
Russians, 4.8% Byelorussians, 0.7% Jews and the remaining 3.3%
comprising some other nationalities.
Current area of Vilnius is 392 square kilometres. Buildings cover
20.2% of the city and the remaining area is prevailed with the
greenery (43.9%) and water (2.1%).
Vilnius is
also the largest administrative centre in Lithuania with all major
political, economic, social and cultural centres. The County of
Vilnius covers the regions of Vilnius, Elektrėnai, Šalčininkai,
Širvintos, Švenčionys, Trakai, and Ukmergė, totalling to 965,000 ha.
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