Latvia The Republic of Latvia, with a population of 2.35 million people, lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia. It also shares borders with Russia and Belarus. Latvia's strategic location between Scandinavia,...

Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika CAPITAL: Riga FLAG: The flag consists of a single white horizontal stripe on a maroon field. ANTHEM: Dievs, sveti Latviju! (God bless Latvia!) MONETARY UNIT: The lat was introduced as the official currency in May...

Latvia POPULATION 2,366,515 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 26.4 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 17.3 percent ORTHODOX 8.7 percent JEWISH 0.02 percent OTHER, INCLUDING UNAFFILIATED, 47.58 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Latvia, one of the smallest...

– on the European continent  (camel & white)– in the European Union  (camel)                 ...

Capital: Riga Head of State: President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (since July 1999) President elected by Parliament for a four-year term Head of Government: Prime Minister Einars Repse (since November 2002) Leader of the party with most seats in Parliament is appointed Prime...

Highlights and Key Issues * Monetary restraint capped the rise in inflation but has done little yet to lower the current account deficit. The fixed exchange rate and a reluctance to tighten fiscal policy mean only a slow correction of imbalances, adding to...

Nicklas Backstrom scored 29 seconds after the opening faceoff and Sweden went on to an 8-2 win over Latvia on Monday and claim a place in the qualifying round of the hockey world championships.In Mytischi, Shane Doan converted on a power play early in the...

The influence on the national economics in Latvia already can be felt, even before entering the EU. Since negotiation of European contract in 1995, there has been an intensive integration process going on in Latvia - readjustments of legislation, increasing trade with the EU countries and big amount of investments has been received from foreign investors.