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Official name:
Republic of Latvia
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   1 886
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   30.3
    Capital city    Riga
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   24-Sep-01b
    UN membership date    17-Sep-91
    Surface area (km2)   64 573a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   85.5
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)23 80427 09034 426c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-4.53.34.6c
    GDP per capita (current US$)11 234.313 560.817 851.6c
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)4.544.1c
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)23.122.122.5c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)66.868.466.9c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)8.67.96.5h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)23.123.623.7h
    Employment in services (% employed)68.368.469.8h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)19.59.96.5
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)53.8 / 65.354.0 / 67.555.3 / 67.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100108117b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)108152139i
    International trade: exports (million current US$)8 85111 65014 447b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)11 14314 09617 768b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 2 292- 2 446- 3 320b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)435-241-176b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)-1.2-1.2-1.1
    Urban population (% of total population)67.86868.2b
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)-1.3-1.2...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)1.51.51.7
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)77.0 / 66.078.8 / 69.079.8 / 69.9
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)14.1 / 23.615.1 / 25.616.4 / 27.6
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)313.8 / 14.8265.4 / 13.3237.3 / 12.4b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)327k263.2225.5l,b
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)7.85.23.3
    Health: Current expenditureh (% of GDP)6.15.76a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.13.23.2a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.15.34.7i
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)101.9 / 103.999.4 / 99.499.5 / 99.3a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)102.1 / 103.5111.2 / 113.5110.2 / 111.3a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)88.4 / 50.491.1 / 58.4105.1 / 72.0a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)3.33.44.4c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)221830m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)68.4n79.2n83.6c
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.60.60.6c
    Threatened species (number)182540
    Forested area (% of land area)53.95454h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)8.1 / 3.96.8 / 3.56.7 / 3.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)8398108a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)899095a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000)1 3732 0241 946c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)97.297.297.2b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)86.9 / 70.989.4 / 75.290.2 / 76.5a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)0.060.090.11a
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