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Links to Lithuanian government executive, legislative, and judicial sites; law and political party sites. For a Library of Congress resource on Lithuanian law, consult the Lithuania section of the Guide to Law Online, at the Global Legal Information Network site. For census information about Lithuania and other FSU or former Soviet-bloc countries see also The Census Online: Internet Census Resources for Eastern Europe and the FSU .



Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania (http://www.lrkt.lt/index_e.html)
Includes a link to the constitution as well as information on rulings, decisions and conclusions; functions and power of the court; justices and their speeches; press releases and publications; and statistics.In Lithuanian, some English.

Government of the Republic of Lithuania (http://www.lrv.lt/main%5Fen.php)
Official Web site of the Government of Lithuania. Complete list of the ministries, as well as links to news, documents, projects, strategic planning, and reports. Searchable. In Lithuanian, some English.

Governments on the WWW: Lithuania (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/lt.html)
Links to national and regional institutions;, representations in foreign countries, political parties, and more.

A Guide to the Lithuanian Legal System (http://www.llrx.com/features/lithuanian2.htm)
Information on the Lithuanian legal system by Elona Norvaisaite, reference librarian at the Law and Political Sciences Reading Room, Information Center of the National Library of Lithuania. From LLRX.com.

Infolex.lt (http://www.infolex.lt/portal/ml/start.asp)
Legal portal. Includes press roundup and business news. Searchable. In Lithuanian, some English.

Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas (http://www.president.lt)
Official Web site of the president of the Republic of Lithuania. Inclues biography, speeches, and interviews as well as a virtual tour of Presidential Palace. In Lithuanian, English, French, and Russian.

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w3%5Feng%5Fh.home)
Official Web site of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania. Includes online broadcasts from the Plenary Session Hall on the days of the sittings, information on the history, work, and members of the Parliament; legal acts; international projects, and more. Searchable. In Lithuanian, English, French, Chinese, and German.

Lietuvos Statistikos Departamentas (http://www.stat.gov.lt/lt/)
Department of Statistics of the Republic of Lithuania. Contains current quarterly information on main indicators (statistical databases), such as population, inflation, foreign direct investment, average monthly earnings, new publications on the subject, press releases, polls, censuses, and products and services. Also links to publications, censuses, information about the department, international cooperation, and more. Searchable. In Lithuanian and English.

United Nations in Lithuania (http://www.un.lt/en/)
Provides information and links to all United Nations organizations in Lithuania. In Lithuanian and English.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Lithuania (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-l/lithuania.html)
Online directory of key leaders of foreign governments. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which official shave stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007: Lithuania (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100569.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practtices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

World Statesmen. Lithuania (http://worldstatesmen.org/Lithuania.htm)
Includes flags, national anthem, list of leaders, chronology, historical maps, and more.

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