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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government:
- Population: 2,353,874 (71% urban)
- Total area: 63,700 sq. km
- Languages: Latvian
- Religions: Lutheran
- Per capita GDP: $4,100 p.a (1998)
- Exports: $1.9bn; wood, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
- Literacy: 100% (1989)
- Life expectancy: 67.3 years (73.7f, 71.2m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Latvia
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Latvia
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Latvia - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Latvia - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Latvia
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Latvia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- Legislature:
- Cabinet of Ministers
- Cancellery of the President, Republic of Latvia
- Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia
- Ministries & Departments:
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Economics
- Ministry of Education and Science
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Interior Affairs
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Welfare
- Department of the Land Registers
- Citizenship and Immigration Department
- Agencies & Bureaus:
- Police Department
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSBL)
- Council of Higher Education
- European Integration Bureau
- Information and Documentation Centre of the Council of Europe
- Information Centre of the Ministry of the Interior
- Information System of Normative Acts (NAIS)
- Latvia Telecommunication State Inspection
- Latvian Development Agency
- Latvian Naval Forces
- Latvian Privatization Agency
- Securities Market Commission of Latvia
- Social Assistance Foundation
- State Center of Children's Rights
- State Control of the Republic of Latvia
- State Information Network Agency
- State Inspection for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
- State Pharmacy Inspection
- State Real Estate Agency
- Latvijas Pasts (Latvia Post)
- Foreign embassies:
- British Embassy, Riga
- Royal Danish Embassy in Latvia
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Biodiversidad en América Latina - destinado al encuentro y el intercambio entre las organizaciones latinoamericanas y todos y
todas aquellos que trabajan en defensa de la Biodiversidad
- The Latvian Institute
- Nevalstisko Organizaciju Centrs (NGO Centre)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Latvia
- Political parties:
- Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party
- Latvia Demokratic party
- Latvian Farmers Union
- Christian Democratic Union
- National Harmony Party
- People's Party
- Socialist Party of Latvia
- Tevzemei un Brivibai-LNNK (Alliance for Fatherland & Freedom)
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Universities:
- Riga Graduate School of Law
- Riga Technical University
- Latvia University of Agriculture
- Latvian Academy of Sciences
- Council of Higher Education
- State Center of Children's Rights
- Energy Consumers Committee of Latvia
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- State Inspection for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
- Culture Departament of Riga City Council
- Riga Latvian Society
- Kultu'ra Latvija' (Culture Latvia)
- Latvian Culture Foundation
- Kulturkapitala fonds (Culture Capital Foundation)
- Austrums - academic unit for Latvian cultural activities
- Centre Culturel Francais
- Architecture & design:
- Riga - Art Nouveau Heritage
- Music & dance:
- Latvian Folk School
- Mûsdienu Mûzikas Centra (MMC) - Contemporary Music Centre
- Olga Zitluhina Modern Dance Company
- Juris - folk dance group
- SPEKTRS Dancing Centre
- TEIKSMA Folk Dance Ensemble
- Visual arts:
- Films in Latvia
- Latvian Art
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Baltic Hotels - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- Air Baltic
- Riga Airlines
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Research institutes:
- Biomedical Study & Research Centre, Latvia
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSBL)
- Malakologie in Lettland (Malacology in Latvia)
- Essential data:
- Central Statistical Bureau
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Latvia
- Social development:
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Latvia - news articles selected from around the world
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Latvia
- Human rights:
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Latvia] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Latvia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Latvia
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Latvia
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Latvia - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in Latvia
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Baltic News Service (BNS)
- Baltic Times
- TVNET News
- Latvian Telegraph Agency (LETA) - national news agency.
- Radio Latvia
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Turiba (Latvian Central Cooperative Union) - consumer societies and their unions
- Baltic Business Server
- American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia
- Telegroup Baltics
- Latvijas Pasts (Latvia Post)
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Bank of Latvia
- Riga Stock Exchange
- Securities Market Commission of Latvia
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