Vilnius, LithuaniaThe city of Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, is home to 16% of the country’s population and, with 554,000 citizens, it is one of the smaller cities in the index. From an economic perspective, however, Vilnius contributed just under two-fifths of the country’s GDP in 2007 and accounts for around 19% of total employment in Lithuania. Although Vilnius provides just 16% of national industrial output, it has attracted more than two-thirds of total foreign direct investment in Lithuania. As well as increasing numbers of tourists, Vilnius has attracted many migrants from other parts of Lithuania because of the employment opportunities that it offers. Vilnius ranks 13th in the overall index, with as core of 62.77 out of 100, making it the best-performing city in Eastern Europe as well as among the low-income cities in the index. Vilnius ranks around the middle of most categories in the index, but performs exceptionally well on air quality, for which it is ranked in first place.