nion 2, Poles' Electoral Action 2, Modern Christian Democratic
Union 1, independents 3, others 5

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal;
judges for all courts appointed by the President

Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Party or LKDP
[Kazys BOBELIS, chairman]; Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles
[Valdemar TOMASZEVSKI, chairman]; Homeland Union/Conservative Party
or TS [Vytautas LANDSBERGIS, chairman]; Lithuanian Center Union or LCS
[Kestutis GLAVECKAS, chairman]; Lithuanian Farmer's Party or LUP [Ramunas
KARBAUSKIS, chairman]; Lithuanian Green Party [Rimantas BRAZIULIS];
Lithuanian Liberal Union [Eugenijus GENTVILAS, chairman]; Lithuanian
Liberal Youth [Neringa MOROZAITE]; Lithuanian National Democratic Party
[Vygintas GONTIS]; Lithuanian Social Democratic Coalition [Algirdas
BRAZAUSKAS, chairman] consists of the Lithuanian Democratic Labor
Party or LDDP, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party or LSPD, and New
Democracy; Moderate Conservative Union [Gediminas VAGNORIUS]; Modern
Christian Democratic Union [Vytautas BOGUSIS, chairman]; New Democracy and
Farmer's Union [Kazimiera PRUNSKIENE, chairman]; New Union-Social Liberals
[Arturas PAULAUSKAS, chairman]; Young Lithuania [Arnoldas PLATELIS]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ACCT (observer), BIS,
CBSS, CCC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK,
UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: Ambassador Vygaudas USACKAS
consulate(s) general: 234-5860 chancery: 2622 16th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20009

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
John F. TEFFT embassy: Akmenu 6, 2600 Vilnius mailing address: American
Embassy, Vilnius, PSC 78, Box V, APO AE 09723 telephone: [370] (2)
665-500 FAX: [370] (2) 665-510

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green,
and red

Economy Lithuania

Economy - overview: Lithuania, the Baltic state that has conducted
the most trade with Russia, has been slowly rebounding from the 1998
Russian financial crisis. High unemployment, at 12.5% in 2001, and weak
consumption have held back recovery. Trade has been increasingly oriented
toward the West. Lithuania has