| 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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-0.81%
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| Latvia :
Birth rate
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8.03 births/1,000 population
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| Latvia :
Death rate
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14.8 deaths/1,000 population
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| Latvia :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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1,250
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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 - $17.3 billion
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| Latvia :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $7,200
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| Latvia :
Electricity - consumption
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4.316 billion kWh
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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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748,000
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| Latvia :
Mobile cellular
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77,100
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| Latvia :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1
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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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44
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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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42
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| Latvia :
Internet users
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234,000
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| Latvia :
Railways
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2,412 km
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| Latvia :
Highways
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59,178 km
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| Latvia :
Waterways
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300 km
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| Latvia :
Pipelines
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crude oil 750 km; refined products 780 km; natural gas 560 km
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| Latvia :
Ports and harbors
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Daugavpils, Liepaja, Riga, Ventspils
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| Latvia :
Merchant marine
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8 ships
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| Latvia :
Airports
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25
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| Latvia :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Latvia :
Military branches
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard
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| Latvia :
Military expenditures
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$60 million
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