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www.hantra.com/Latvia |
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Latvia1@hantra.com |
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Candidate wanted |
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Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania |
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total: 64,589 sq km
water: 1,000 sq km
land: 63,589 sq km |
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2,348,784 (July 2003 est.) |
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Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% |
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
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Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other |
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purchasing power parity - $20.99 billion (2002 est.) |
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buses, vans, street and railroad cars, synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note - dependent on imports for energy and raw materials |
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Latvian lat (LVL) |
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