Latvie
Appearance
(Reguidit frae Latvia)
Republic o Latvie Latvijas Republika (Latvie) | |
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Location o Latvie (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Caipital and largest city | Riga 56°57′N 24°6′E / 56.950°N 24.100°E |
Offeecial leids | Latviea |
Ethnic groups (2017[1]) |
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Demonym(s) | Latvian |
Govrenment | Unitar pairlamentar constitutional republic |
• Preses | Egils Levits |
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš | |
Ināra Mūrniece | |
Legislatur | Saeima |
Unthirldom | |
• Declaredb | 18 November 1918[2] |
26 January 1921 | |
5 August 1940 | |
10 Julie 1941 | |
1944 | |
4 May 1990 | |
21 August 1991[3] | |
• Unthirldom recognised bi the Soviet Union | 6 September 1991 |
17 September 1991 | |
• Jyned the European Union | 1 Mey 2004 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) (122nd) |
• Water (%) | 1.57% (1,014 km2) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 1,953,200[4] (148th) |
• 2011 census | 2,070,371[5] |
• Density | 34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi) (166th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $53.467 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $28,999[6] |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Tot | $30.176 billion[6] |
• Per capita | $17,241[6] |
Gini (2016) | 34.5[7] medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.830[8] verra heich · 44t |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +371 |
ISO 3166 code | LV |
Internet TLD | .lvc |
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The Republic o Latvie (Latvie: Latvijas Republika, Livonian: Leţmō Vabāmō), for ordinar kent as Latvie juist, or whiles Lettland, is a kintra in nor-aestren Europe.
Ane o the three Baltic States alang the Baltic Sea, it mairches ontae Estonie tae the north, Roushie tae the east, Belaroushie tae the sooth-east, an Lithuanie tae the sooth.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Social Statistics Department of Latvia. "Latvijas iedzīvotāju etniskais sastāvs" (PDF). Social Statistics Department of Latvia. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 Mey 2018. Retrieved 21 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Ģērmanis, Uldis (2007). Ojārs Kalniņš (ed.). The Latvian Saga (in English) (11th ed.). Riga: Atēna. p. 268. ISBN 9789984342917. OCLC 213385330.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "History". Embassy of Finland, Riga. 9 Julie 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
Latvia declared independence on 21 August 1991...The decision to restore diplomatic relations took effect on 29 August 1991
- ↑ "The number of population is decreasing – the mark has dropped below 2 million". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. November 2015. Archived frae the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 6 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "Population Census 2011 – Key Indicators". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2 Apryle 2012. Archived frae the original on 10 Juin 2012. Retrieved 2 Juin 2012.
- ↑ a b c d "Latvia". IMF.
- ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, Chapter 1 (Article 4)". The Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. Archived frae the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Official Language Law, Section 3 (Article 1)". The Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. Archived frae the original on 4 Januar 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Unknown parameter
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