Area: 64 597 km²
Population: 2.3 million
Capital city: Riga
Currency: 1 lats = 100 santims, 1 euro = 0.70 lats (LVL) (dec. 2006)
National day: 18 November
EU-membership: 1 May 2004

Head of State: President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Head of Government: Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis
Foreign Minister: Artis Pabriks
Government: Coalition: People's Party, Latvia First Party/Latvian Way, Green Party/Farmers' Union, For Fatherland and Freedom
Parliament: Unicameral: Saeima, 100 members, elections every 4 years

GDP: € 12.7 billion (2005)
GDP per capita in PPS: € 5 506 (2005)
Economic growth in real terms: + 10.2% (2005)

Links:
Head of State: http://www.president.lv
Head of Government: http://www.mk.gov.lv
Foreign Minister: http://www.am.gov.lv
Parliament: http://www.saeima.lv

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