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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Latvia in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Latvia
experiences a range of extreme weather events, which can have significant
impacts on the country. In an unusual
event, Latvia witnessed exceptionally warm weather in January 2002.
Temperatures reached 16.4°C, breaking the country’s previous record for
January highs by a significant margin. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Latvia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/lg.html [accessed 1 January
2021] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/latvia/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Latvia
is a small, open economy with exports contributing more than half of GDP. Due
to its geographical location, transit services are highly-developed, along
with timber and wood-processing, agriculture and food products, and
manufacturing of machinery and electronics industries. Corruption continues
to be an impediment to attracting foreign direct investment and Latvia's low
birth rate and decreasing population are major challenges to its long-term
economic vitality. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $27,700 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
7.7% industry:
24.1% services: 68.1% (2016 est.) Unemployment
rate: 8.7% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 25.5% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 5 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 75.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.6% of
population Physicians
density: 3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 94.3% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Latvia borgenproject.org/category/latvia/ [accessed 14 February 2021] The
Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United States’ platform
behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the world’s poor. It is an innovative, national campaign that
is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. It believes that leaders of the most
powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. From
ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly every
wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at
the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living conditions
for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
5 Facts About Healthcare In Latvia borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-latvia/ ~
Examining Homelessness In Latvia borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-latvia/ ~
An Introduction To Hunger In Latvia borgenproject.org/hunger-in-latvia/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Latvia borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-latvia/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Latvia borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-latvia/ ~
Education In Latvia: An End To Discrimination borgenproject.org/education-in-latvia-an-end-to-discrimination/ ~
How To Help People In Latvia borgenproject.org/how-to-help-people-in-latvia/ ~
Mass Emigration Impacts Latvia Poverty Rate borgenproject.org/emigration-latvia-poverty-rate/ ~
Reduced Prevalence Of Common Diseases In Latvia borgenproject.org/reduced-common-diseases-in-latvia/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Latvia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 1 January 2021] Since
independence was achieved in 1991, Latvia continued with its privatization
program and market reforms in the hope of qualifying for EU accession. By
mid-2003, 98% of former state-owned industries had been sold, and the private
sector accounted for two-thirds of GDP. Latvian
governments in the early 2000s implemented strict monetary policies and
liberal trade policies, attempted to keep budget deficits low, and tried to
provide for a more competitive economic environment. Latvia attracted a large
amount of foreign direct investment since 1991; Demark was its largest
investor. However, investors who shy away from Latvia often do so because of
corruption, organized crime, excessive bureaucracy, and a need for regulatory
reform. All
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