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Latvia
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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Riga (747,000 inhabitants) |
| Area: |
64,589 sq km (1.5 times of Netherlands) |
| Climate: |
maritime, wet, moderate winters |
| Landscape: |
low plain |
| Population: |
2,290,237 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002) |
| Languages: |
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
| Religions: |
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
| Nat. Holiday: |
Independence Day, 18 November |
| Government: |
Parliamentary Republic
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| President: |
Vaira Vike-Freiberga (since 8 July 1999) |
| Prime Minister: |
Aigars Kalvitis (since 2 December 2004)
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Economy
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| Currency: |
Latvian lat (LVL)
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| GDP: |
$26.53 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
$11,500 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
7.6% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
6% (2004 est.)
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Labour force
per sector:
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Services 36%, industry 25%, trade and transport 24%, agriculture 15%
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Unemployment:
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8.8% (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$3.569 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, food products
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- partners:
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UK 22.1%, Germany 9.9%, US 8.2%, Sweden 7.3%, France 6.6%, Lithuania 6.4%, Estonia 5.2%, Denmark 4.2%, Russia 4.1% (2004)
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Imports:
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$5.97 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, vehicles
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| - partners: |
Germany 16.1%, Russia 14.4%, Lithuania 7.6%, Finland 6.5%, Sweden 5.6%, Estonia 5.1%, Italy 4.2%, Poland 4% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Service
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 168,4 million (2002)
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- products:
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Food products (vegetables, fruits, meat), transport equipment, machines
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NL imports:
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€ 88,7 million (2002)
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| - products: |
Oil products, wood, textiles
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Economic regions
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Riga region
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Map
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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