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  1. Date of Independence: September 6, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: 1922
  3. Population: 2,353,874 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 24,946 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: Riga
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Natural Resources: amber, peat, limestone, dolomite
  8. Main Industries: motor vehicles, synthetic fibers, machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, food processing, textiles, fishing
  9. Agriculture: grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables, livestock, dairy products
  10. Currency: lat
  11. GDP: $9.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $4,100 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian
  14. Religions: Christianity (Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism, Russian Orthodoxy)
  15. Literacy Rate: 100%
  16. Life Expectancy:    61 years (male)
  17.                 74 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 8 births per 1,000 population 
  19. Death Rate: 16 deaths per 1,000 population