Latvia

Stats

Population: 2,290,000

Weather:

Capital: Riga

Capital population:
Riga - 874,000

GDP per capita:
$5,951.53 per capita

Borders:
Belarus 141 km,
Estonia 339 km,
Lithuania 453 km,
Russia 217 km

Currency:
Lats

Languages:
Latvian (official) 58.2%,
Russian 37.5%,
Lithuanian 4.3%

People:
Latvian 57.7%,
Russian 29.6%,
Belarusian 4.1%,
Ukrainian 2.7%,
Polish 2.5%,
Lithuanian 1.4%,
other 2%

HDI (Human Development Index) rating: Latvia = 48

(The HDI scale measures the average developments in a specific country based on three central tenets of human development.  There are: life expectancy at birth which can determine a long and healthy life; the average adult literacy rate (this amounts to a two-thirds ratio) combined with the enrolment of individuals in primary, secondary and higher education (this is a one-third weight); and the final aspect is the standard of living which is determined by the GDP (gross domestic product) of the country per capita at purchasing power parity).