Latvia Facts and Figures.

Latvia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Latvia R ?ga 63,700 sq km 24,600 sq mi PEOPLE Population 2,245,423 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate -0.63 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 1,992,516 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 1,544,073 (2050 estimate) Population density 35 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 91 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 66 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 34 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population R ?ga 735,241 (2004 estimate) Daugavpils 111,231 (2004 estimate) Liep ?ja 86,496 (2004 estimate) Jelgava 66,088 (2004 estimate) J?rmala 55,452 (2004 estimate) Ethnic groups Latvian 58 percent Russian 30 percent Belarusian 4 percent Ukrainian 3 percent Polish 2 percent Lithuanian 1 percent O ther 2 percent Languages Latvian (official), Russian, Lithuanian Religious affiliations Nonreligious 26 percent Orthodox Christian (Eastern Orthodox) 23 percent Protestant 24 percent Roman Catholic 20 percent Atheist 6 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 71.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 66.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 319 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 128 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 5.8 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 14 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution In 1993 the constitution of 15 February 1922 was fully restored. Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 5,238 (2004) 1.9 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $20.1 billion (2006) $8,793.70 (2006) 3.7 percent (2006) I ndustry 21.5 percent (2006) Services 74.8 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,101,602 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 12 percent (2005) I ndustry 26 percent (2005) Services 62 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 8.7 percent (2005) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $5,421 million (2006) Total expenditure $5,773 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 lats, consisting of 100 santimi Major trade partners for exports Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Lithuania, and Russia Major trade partners for imports Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Finland, and Sweden ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 40.39 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 59.31 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 0 percent (2003 estimate) 0.31 percent (2003 estimate) 711 (1999 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 318 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 822 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 179 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 135 (2000) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 348 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 100 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.