| Full name: |
Lietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania) |
| National anthem: |
"Lietuva, Tėvyne mūsų" (Lithuania, Our Fatherland) |
| National day: |
Independence Day 16 February (1918 independence during First World War) |
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| Current Government: |
Head of state: President Gitanas Nauseda, since July 2019. The President is directly elected for five years, a largely ceremonial post but with responsibilities for foreign affairs and security.
Head of government: Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, since December 2016. Next elections by October 2020. |
| Constitution: |
Parliamentary Democracy |
| Unicameral Parliament. Seimas – 141 members |
Joined the EU in May 2004. Number of MEPs: 12
Member of NATO since 2004. |
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