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Capital:
Riga
Area:
63,700 sq km/24,595 sq ml
Language:
Latvian
Currency:
Lat
Population:
2,348,784
Life expectancy:
64 (men), 75 (women)
Literacy rate:
99%
Religions:
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Physical features:
Wooded lowlands, highest point 312 m / 1,024 ft, marshes, lakes and mild climate
Ethnic distribution:
53% Latvian, 34% Russian, 4% Belarussian, 3% Ukrainian, 2% Polish and 1% Lithuanian
Exports:
Electronic and communications equipment, motorcyles, consumer durables, sawn timber, paper and woollen goods
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