At stake in this Referendum:

• The referendum will ask voters to decide whether to approve or disapprove Lithuania's membership in the European Union.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Rolandas PAKSAS
• Head of Government: Premier Algirdas Mykolas BRAZAUSKAS
• Assembly: Lithuania has a unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.

Main provisions in the Referendum:

• European Union Referendum Voters are asked to vote on the following question in the referendum: 'I am for Lithuania's membership of the European Union.'

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,415,213 (2003)
• Registered Voters: 2,631,252 (2003)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,821,993 (2003)

·         Is Lithuania a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Lithuania ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (18 January 1994)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (following the 2000 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 37 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Lithuania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Lithuania ratified CRPD: Yes (18 August 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 512,281 (est.)