Monetary & Banking 

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Latvia
conventional short form: Latvia
local long form: Latvijas Republika
local short form: Latvija
former: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

 

Capital:

Riga

 

Location:

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania

 

Area:

total: 64,589 sq km
land: 63,589 sq km
water: 1,000 sq km

 

Population:

2,306,306 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

buses, vans, street and railroad cars, synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note - dependent on imports for energy and raw materials

 

Exports - commodities:

wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs

 

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, vehicles

 

Exchange rates: