| Latvia :
Geographic coordinates
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57 00 N, 25 00 E
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| Latvia :
Population growth rate
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-0.602% (2010 est.)
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| Latvia :
Birth rate
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9.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Latvia :
Death rate
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13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Latvia :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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| Latvia :
Independence
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18 November 1991
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| Latvia :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 18 November
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| Latvia :
Constitution
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1991
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| Latvia :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $32.4 billion (2009 est.)
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| Latvia :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $14,500 (2009 est.)
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| Latvia :
Electricity - consumption
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6.822 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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| Latvia :
Exports
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$2.1 billion wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
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| Latvia :
Imports
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$3.2 billion machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels
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| Latvia :
Telephones
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644,000 (2008)
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| Latvia :
Mobile cellular
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2.234 million (2008)
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| Latvia :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 8, FM 62, shortwave 1 (2008)
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| Latvia :
Radios
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1.76 million
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| Latvia :
Television broadcast stations
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37 (plus 31 repeaters) (2008)
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| Latvia :
Televisions
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1.22 million
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| Latvia :
Internet country code
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.lv
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| Latvia :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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257,414 (2009)
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| Latvia :
Internet users
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1.254 million (2008)
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| Latvia :
Railways
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2,298 km
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| Latvia :
Highways
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73,074 km
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| Latvia :
Waterways
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300 km
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| Latvia :
Pipelines
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gas 948 km; refined products 415 km (2009)
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| Latvia :
Ports and harbors
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Riga, Ventspils
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| Latvia :
Merchant marine
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22 ships
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| Latvia :
Airports
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43
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| Latvia :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Latvia :
Military branches
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National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Ground Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2010)
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| Latvia :
Military expenditures
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1.2% of GDP (2005 est.)
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