LATVIA
 |
Territory: 64 689 sq km
Latvia' s border countries in the North-East are Estonia and Russia, in
the South Belarus and Lithuania. From the North and North-West Latvia
is surrounded by the Baltic Sea.
Population: 2,385,231 (July 2001 est.)
Ethnic division:
| Ethnic group |
Percentage of the population
|
| Latvian |
56.5%,
|
| Russian |
30.4%,
|
| Byelorussian |
4.3%,
|
| Ukrainian |
2.8%,
|
| Polish |
2.6%,
|
| Other |
3.4%
|
Capital: Riga
Independence Day: 18 November
Official Language: Latvian
Constitution: Adopted in 1991, which supplements the 1922 constitution.
Latvia is a parliamentary republic.
Currency: Latvian lat (LVL).