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| Country name: |
Republic
of Latvia
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Capital:
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Riga
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Form of
government:
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Parliamentary
Republic
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| Foundation: |
1918 (1941-1991 Part of the Soviet Union)
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| Population:
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2.3
Million |
| Ethnics by percentage: |
Latvians (59%), Russians (29%), Belarussians, Polish |
Official
languages:
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Latvian
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Other
languages:
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Russian
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Country size:
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64,589
km²
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Neighbouring countries:
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Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania
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| Current
President: |
Valdis Zatlers |
| Current Prime Minister: |
Aigars
Kalvitis
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| Parlamentary
Majority: |
Peoples
Party, Union
of Greens and Farmers, Latvian
First Party, For
Fatherland and Freedom, Latvian
Way |
| Parliamentary Opposition: |
New Era,
For Human
Rights in United Latvia, Harmony Centre
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| Non-parliamentary
Opposition: |
Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party,
Motherland, All
for
Latvia, New
Democrats |
Regional
cooperation:
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EU, NATO, Baltic Assembly,
Baltic
Council of Ministers, CDC,
Council of Europe,
OSCE
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Global Income
per Capita:
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$12,662 |
| Corruption
Perceptions Index
(CPI): |
4.7 |
| Human
Development Index (HDI): |
0,845
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see
reports by
Amnesty International
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see
reports by Human Rights Watch
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