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The Lithuanian Republic after disintegration of USSR tries to find the place in the European economic community, to reorient the industry on needs of the West. However owing to extremely firm competition in the western market successes on advancement of the Lithuanian goods more than modest. Therefore last years the republic industry starts all to co-operate more actively with the old partners in frameworks eks-srsr. All promises on the prompt integration of the Lithuanian industry into the General Market by last time and remain promises.

In agriculture occupied about 20 % of able-bodied population of republic. Agricultural grounds occupy about 50 % of territory of republic, the arable areas occupy about 40 %. Land reclamation, drainage of bogs is developed.

Under grain crops than half of areas under crops (close 1.2 million in hectares) are occupied more. The greatest areas taken away under barley. Also grow up a winter wheat, an oats, to a bean. The earth part is taken away under cultivation лена and a sugar beet. The potato is grown up practically in all areas of Lithuania. The big spaces occupy crops of forage crops, long-term and annual grasses. Under public gardens taken away about 50 thousand in hectares. The basic cultures - районовані grades of apple-trees, cherries and plums.

This area form about 120 big enterprises. In republic exist 8 big м'ясопереробних combines which deliver production not only on home market, but also at republic CIS.

The dairy industry is presented by 5 big dairy combines. Widely known Lithuanian cheeses which even more often appear recently in shops of Moscow and S-peterburga.

The basic directions of development of the chemical industry - manufacture of mineral fertilizers for agriculture, a chemical fibre for light industry, plastic for mechanical engineering. The cities of Kedajanjaj and Йонава are the centres of manufacture of mineral fertilizers. Here do superphosphate, аммофос, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, etc.

The basis of the industry of Lithuania is made by 580 enterprises. The basis of industrial development of republic is made by industrial associations in the field of power, mechanical engineering and metal working, and also chemistry. In Lithuania all spectrum of building materials (cement, slate, gravel, a brick etc.) is developed. As the considerable territory of republic is occupied by the large forests, well developed wood and деревообрабатывающая the industry.

In Lithuania lives over 3.5 million persons. 66 % the population with concentration in cities which it is caused by industry development. The greatest cities: Vilnius, Klaipeda, Shaulyai, Kaunas and Панявежіс. In republic the considerable quantity of small cities and settlements of city type with the population no more than 50 thousand persons toils.

Lithuania is in a zone of the coniferous and mixed woods which occupy 28 % of territory of republic. Pine woods make 38 % of all area occupied with wood. Широколистяні woods exist only on small sites fertile грунтов in areas of a soft sea climate.

In territory of Lithuania the small rivers which are the right inflows of the biggest river - Neman prevail. The annual drain makes 26 км3 in a year, of them 21 км3 - a drain of Neman. The bottom usually заилено or is covered year by sand with a small impurity of peat silt.

The climate of Lithuania is defined by a close arrangement of Baltic sea. The climate soft, in the winter temperature usually does not fall more low a minus 10 Z.Odnako owing to high humidity for inhabitants of internal areas of Eurasia winter there is transferred hard. The summer not hot, average temperature of July +18-20 Z.Osadkov drops out on the average 600-680 mm a year which approximately on 50 % exceeds average indexes across East European plain.

Lithuania is located on lesisto-marshy plain, the height above sea level does not exceed 200 the Present relief was generated about 10 thousand years to that under the influence of a global icing. The glacier, moving from the north, has smoothed roughnesses of a relief and has brought with itself a considerable quantity моренових каменів - обкатанных granite boulders in diameter from several centimetres to 2-3 metres. In the west, near coast of Baltic sea, the low boggy plain prevails. In the east and the South east - hills with difference of heights to 100 - 150 г, made of loams. On the right coast of Neman often there are exits of limestones and slates which form coastal rocks in height of 50-75