Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; it shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of German, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule
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Economy: It's an open economy in Eastern Europe and is part of the European Single Market. Latvia is a member of the WTO since 1999, a member of the EU since 2004, a member of the Eurozone since 2014 and a member of the OECD since 2016. Latvia is ranked the 14th in the world by the Ease of Doing Business Index prepared by the World Bank Group. Hdi report 2011, Latvia belongs to the group of very high human development countries. Due to its geographical location, transit services are highly developed
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