Capital: Riga
Population
Total Population:
2,242,916
Annual Growth Rate:
-0.5%
Density:
36 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
68.2%
Population of main cities including suburbs:
Riga (740,000); Daugavpils (110,000); Liepaja (85,000); Jelgava (70,000); Jurmala (55,000).
Ethnic Origins:
Ethnic origins: Latvians (58.6%), Russians (29.6%), Ukrainians (2.7%), Belarusians (4.1%), Polish (2.5%), Lithuanians (1.4%), Others (1.8%).
Official Language:
Latvian
Other Languages Spoken:
This country, with 2.5 million inhabitants is home to several linguistic communities. 33.5% of the citizens speak Russian and 4.1% speak Belarusian. Ukrainian is spoken by 3% of the population, Polish by 2.2%, Lithuanian by 1.7%.
Business Language(s):
Russian and English
Religion:
Lutherans 55%; Catholics 24%; Protestants 29.8%; Orthodox Christians 20%; Jews 3.9%; Anglicans 0.8%; Others 0.8%. About 57.5% of the population is practising.
Literacy Rate:
99.7%
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Riga
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Latvian Lat (LVL)
Country Overview
Area:
64,550 km²
Type of State:
Democratic parliamentary republic.
Type of Economy:
Upper-middle-income economy, Ex-Transition country, member of the EU, member of NATO..
An economy built around transport activities for goods and petroleum products; Strategic geographical position which allows the country to trade with CIS countries and Europe.
HDI*:
0.769/1
HDI (World Rank):
48/169
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Latvia, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Latvia, Dial +371
Internet Suffix:
.lv
Computers:
32.7 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
28.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
55.2 per 100 Inhabitants
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Last Updates: January 2012
Latvia: Introduction