Riga
total: 64,589 sq km
land: 63,589 sq km
water: 1,000 sq km
2,013,400 (2013 est.)
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.78%
male: 99.77%
female: 99.79% (2010)
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
total population: 72.93 years
male: 67.84 years
female: 78.3 years (2012 est.)
parliamentary democracy
Euro (EUR) - since January 2014
purchasing power parity - $11,500 (2004 est.)
1.139 million (2012 est.)
Exports
$5.749 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports
$8.559 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Natural Resources
peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land
Telephones (main lines in use)
731,000 (2005)
Telephones (mobile cellular)
1,872,000 (2005)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Internet hosts: 53,251 (2005) Internet users: 1,030 (2005)