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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Lithuania in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these
links may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** In
Lithuania, extreme weather events can have significant impacts. In January
2023, Lithuania experienced unusually warm weather, breaking records for the
warmest January day ever recorded. The temperature reached 16.4°C, surpassing
the previous record by 4.5°C. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Lithuania U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/lh.html [accessed 1 January
2021] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lithuania/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Lithuania’s
ongoing recovery hinges on improving the business environment, especially by
liberalizing labor laws, and improving competitiveness and export growth, the
latter hampered by economic slowdowns in the EU and Russia. In addition, a
steady outflow of young and highly educated people is causing a shortage of
skilled labor, which, combined with a rapidly aging population, could stress
public finances and constrain long-term growth. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $32,400 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
9.1% industry:
25.2% services: 65.8% (2015 est.) Unemployment
rate: 17.1% (2015
est.) Population
below poverty line: 22.2% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 75.5 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 97.5% of
population Physicians
density: 4.83 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 95.5% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Lithuania borgenproject.org/category/lithuania/ [accessed 16 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
5 Facts About Hunger In Lithuania borgenproject.org/hunger-in-lithuania/ ~
The Process Of Reducing Homelessness In Lithuania borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-lithuania/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Lithuania borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-lithuania/ ~
Gitanas Nauseda’s
Fight Against Poverty In Lithuania borgenproject.org/gitanas-nausedas-fight-against-poverty-in-lithuania/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Lithuania borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-lithuania/ ~
Causes Of Poverty In Lithuania borgenproject.org/causes-of-poverty-in-lithuania/ ~
The Constantly Improving Water Quality In Lithuania borgenproject.org/water-quality-in-lithuania/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Lithuania-ECONOMY.html [accessed 1 January 2021] Until
1940, Lithuania's economy was primarily agricultural, mainly in the form of
dairy farms and livestock raising. The main industries
are machine building and metalworking, although light industry and food
processing are also well developed. Like the other Baltic states, Lithuania
has few natural resources, primarily peat and amber. Due to
modernization that occurred during Soviet dominance, Lithuania built up a
large, if somewhat inefficient, industrial sector that in 2001 accounted for
32% of the country's economy. The
service sector is 61% while agriculture accounts for about 13% of the
economy. All
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