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Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republika
former: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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734,693 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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401,263 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate, but is being modernized to provide an international capability independent of the Moscow international switch; more facilities are being installed for individual use
domestic: expansion underway in intercity trunk line connections, rural exchanges, and mobile systems; still many unsatisfied subscriber applications international: international connections are now available via cable and a satellite earth station at Riga, enabling direct connections for most calls (1998) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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1.76 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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1.22 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.lv |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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41 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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312,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,412 km
broad gauge: 2,379 km 1.520-m gauge (271 km electrified) narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 59,178 km
paved: 22,843 km unpaved: 36,335 km (1998 est.) |
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Waterways:
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300 km (perennially navigable) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 750 km; refined products 780 km; natural gas 560 km (1992) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Liepaja, Riga, Ventspils |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 30,119 GRT/30,572 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 3 (2002 est.) ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4 |
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Airports:
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25 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 4 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 7 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guard, National Guard |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 591,592 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 464,843 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 19,114 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$87 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.2% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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the Russian Duma refuses to ratify boundary delimitation treaty with Latvia; the Latvian Parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over oil exploration rights |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for opiates and cannabis from Central and Southwest Asia to Western Europe and Scandinavia and Latin American cocaine and some synthetics from Western Europe to CIS; money laundering remains a concern |