After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It 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 continues to revamp its economy for eventual integration into various Western European political and economic institutions.
Demographic Data
Capital: Riga
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 90.4%
Government efficiency: 84.0%
Population's support to government: 89.7%
Area: 64,500 square kilometers
Habitable land: 84.0%
Farmable land: 50.0%
Total population: 2,510 thousands
Population's growth: -0.9%
Country's development level: 8,200
Economic Data
GNP: 5,920,000,000
Industralisation: 72.9%
International funding: 14,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 1,426
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 102
Rebels development: 7,380
Rebels technological access: 5,739