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Communications of Latvia

Telephones - main lines in use:657,400 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1.872 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector, beginning in 2003; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as wireless telephony expands
domestic: 3 wireless service providers including Lattelekom, the incumbent monopoly
international: country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden
Radio broadcast stations:AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:1.76 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions:1.22 million (1997)
Internet country code:.lv
Internet hosts:65,858 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):41 (2001)
Internet users:1.03 million (2005)

Latvia Quickstats

  • Population: 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 64,589 sq km
  • Density: 36 /km² (166th)
  • GDP (total): $29.214 billion (95th)
  • GDP (per capita): $15,549 (51st)
  • Literacy: 99.7%

Languages of Latvia

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  • Currency: Lats (Ls) (LVL)
  • Dial code: +371

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Latvia Internet

  • Usage: 810,000
  • Penetration: 35.1 %
  • Top Domain: .lg

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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