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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	9.90	Per 1000 Inhabitants	195	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	13.60	Per 1000 Inhabitants	22	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	8.59	Per 1000 Live Births	162	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	72.42	Years	122	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-2.32	Per 1000 Inhabitants	140	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	-0.60	Percent	226	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.31	Born per Woman	208	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	4620	Gigawatt hour	114	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	2050	1 Mil. Cubic metre	80	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	169	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-17.80	Percent	213	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	14500	Dollar	79	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	32220	Million dollar	105	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-17.50	Percent	159	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	3.30	Percent	99	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	39	1000 Barrel per day	104	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	147	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	16.60	Percent	158	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	64589	Square kilometer	123			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.80	Percent	60			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	500		92			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	10000		100			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	2217969		141			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them	observer
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Baltic Assembly	to thoroughly discuss various cooperation issues between Baltic states
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Council of the Baltic Sea States	to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council	to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Investment Bank	to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	to promote mutual defense and cooperation
Nordic Investment Bank	to promote economic cooperation and development
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Schengen Convention	to allow free movement within an area without internal border controls
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
European Union

Names (5)

Latvia : Name
Republic of Latvia : Longname
Latvija : Name
- Local
Latvijas Republika : Longname
- Local
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic : Name
- Former

Description

The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.