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Latvia

Recent developments in Youth Policy

(By Emils)

Latvia in brief:

Area 64,589 sq km
Capital Riga
Language Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%
Population 2 254 000 (September 2009)
Population growth rate -0.350% (2009 est.)
Net migration rate -4,10 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Independence 18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia), second independence from Soviet Union 4 May 1990
GDP per capita – $ 14 304 (2009 est.) 2009 decrease – 18,4% compared to 2008
Unemployment rate 12,3 % (est. August 2009)
Population below poverty line NA