LATVIA
Independent republic in Eastern Europe with a Baltic sea border. Also bordered by Russia to the east, Estonia to the north and Lithuania and Belorussia to the south. |
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| CAPITAL(S) | Riga. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Riga, Ventspils, Liepaja. |
| POPULATION | 2,385,231 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Latvian lat (LVL) = 100 santims. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 0.93070 LVL = £1 sterling (fluctuating market rate). |
| TIME | 2 hours ahead of GMT. |
DIALLING CODE |
00 371. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1 May; 23, 24 Jun; 18 Nov; 25, 26, 31 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter Monday; Mothers' Day. |
| EMBASSY(IES) | 45 Nottingham Place, London W1M 3FE. Tel: 020 7312 0040, fax: 020 7312 0042, e-mail: latemb@dircon.co.uk |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | 5
Alunana Iela, Riga LV-1010. Tel: 00 371 7774700, fax: 00 371 7774724, e-mail: british.embassy@apollo.lv For Riga - if the telephone number has 7 digits there is no area code. |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Latvia, K. Valdemara Iela 35, LV-1010 Riga. Tel: 00 371 722
5595, fax: 00 371 782 0092, e-mail: info@chamber.lv -
website: www.chamber.lv British-Latvian Chamber of Commerce, Kr. Valdemara Iela 34/8, Riga, LV-1010. Tel: 731 3114, fax: 731 3367. |