Total Population: 2,276,100

Annual growth rate: -0.5%

Density: 37 inhabitant/km²

Urban population: 68.1%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Riga (740,000); Daugavpils (110,000); Liepaja (85,000); Jelgava (70,000); Jurmala (55,000).

Ethnic Origins: Ethnic origins: Latvians (58.6%), Russians (29.6%), Ukrainians (2.7%), Belarusians (4.1%), Polish (2.5%), Lithuanians (1.4%), Others (1.8%).

Official Language: Latvian

Other languages spoken: This country, with 2.5 million inhabitants is home to several linguistic communities. 33.5% of the citizens speak Russian and 4.1% speak Belarusian. Ukrainian is spoken by 3% of the population, Polish by 2.2%, Lithuanian by 1.7%.

Business language: Russian and English

Religion: Lutherans 55%; Catholics 24%; Protestants 29.8%; Orthodox Christians 20%; Jews 3.9%; Anglicans 0.8%; Others 0.8%. About 57.5% of the population is practising.

Literacy rate: 99.7%

Type of State: Democratic parliamentary republic.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Ex-Transition country, member of the EU, member of NATO..
An economy built around transport activities for goods and petroleum products. It should be noted that one of Latvia's advantages is its strategic geographical position, which allows the country to trade with CIS countries and Europe.

HDI*: 0,863/1

HDI (world rank): 44th/177

Telephone code:
To call from Latvia, dial 00
To call in Latvia, dial +371

Internet suffix: .lv

Computers: 32.7 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 28.4 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 55.2 per 100 inhabitants