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Brief History. After a short period of indpendence, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.

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Country Information

Local name: Latvija

Capital: Riga

Population: 2,274,735

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)

Land size: 64,589 sq km

Topography: low plain

Typical foods:

Major exports: wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
Information on the People

Official language: Latvian 58.2%

Other languages spoken: Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3%

Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

Literacy rate: 99.8%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.86 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 71.33 years

Ethnic groups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2%

Internet users: 810,000

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