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Complete details about Latvia in Europe with capital city Riga
| Country Name | Latvia (Latvija) |
| Country Code | LVA |
| Capital City | Riga |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Baltic Countries |
| Independence Year | 1991 |
| Population | 2424200 |
| Surface Area | 64589.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 68.4 years |
| GNP | 6398.0 (old 5639.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Belorussian (4.1%) Latvian [official] (55.1%) Lithuanian (1.2%) Polish (2.1%) Russian (32.5%) Ukrainian (2.9%) |
Major Cities |
Riga, Riika (population 764328) Daugavpils, Daugavpils (population 114829) Liepaja, Liepaja (population 89439) |
Latvia's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: SI.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:11:05 -0700 | |
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KLAGENFURT, Austria (AP) -Artur Sobiech's first international goal gave Poland a 1-0 win over Latvia on Tuesday in the co-host's first warm-up game before the European championship. The Hannover striker came on as a substitute for the final 33 minutes ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Taipei Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:01:35 -0700 | |
| Under-strength Poland edge Latvia in Euro warmup read full story | ||
| Publisher: Polish Football Online | Tue, 22 May 2012 14:41:49 -0700 | |
| Poland beats Latvia 1-0 read full story | ||
| Publisher: Yahoo! Eurosport UK | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:39:01 -0700 | |
| Poland shade Latvia in friendly read full story | ||
| Publisher: Polish SOCA | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:30:46 -0700 | |
| Sobiech earns Poles victory with Latvia read full story | ||
| Publisher: RTT News | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:10 -0700 | |
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(RTTNews) - Latvia's producer price inflation slowed to the lowest level in almost two years in April, data released by Statistics Latvia showed Wednesday. Output price inflation slowed to 4 percent in April from 5.4 percent in March. read full story |
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| Publisher: MSN Philippines News | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:15:08 -0700 | |
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Latvia intends to join the eurozone in 2014 despite the debt crisis, hoping it will bring an element of economic stability to the country, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said on Wednesday. In an interview with AFP ahead of a meeting of EU leaders to ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Bloomberg | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:37:10 -0700 | |
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The floating storage regasification unit could supply neighboring Latvia either via gas pipelines or by shipping the vessel to the country's port in Riga, Rokas Masiulis, chief executive officer of Lithuania's oil terminal Klaipedos Nafta AB (KNF1L), ... read full story |
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