Klaipeda is the third largest city in Lithuania. The county lies in the western part of Lithuania, with international borders with Russia and Latvia and internal borders with the counties of Telsiai and Taurage. Land in the county also borders onto the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. The total area of the county is 575,600 ha, of which agricultural land accounts for 323,300 ha, forests for 132,100 ha, water for 55,100 ha and urban areas for 15,800 ha. The population is 416,000.
All forms of transport are well-developed in the county.
Klaipeda is the only port in the Eastern Baltic that does not freeze in winter. With regular shipping links to Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Russia, Poland, Ecuador, Morocco and South Korea, the port handles up to 20 million tonnes of cargoe per year. Klaipeda is the key to the whole country's transportation network. A modern highway, built to European standards, links it to Kaunas and Vilnius. The establishment of the Klaipeda Free Trade Zone will be of tremendous significance for future industrial expansion.