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LATVIA




Country name: Republic of Latvia
Country code: LV
Capital: Riga
Government type: Parliamentary democracy
Area: 64,589 sq km
Population: 2,331,500 (2003)
Languages: Latvian (official); most common foreign languages – English, Russian, German
Currency: lats (LVL), 1 lats=100 santims
GDP: 10958 million EUR (2004)
GDP-per capita: 4742 EUR (2004)
Higher education: In 2004 there were 34 accredited higher education institutions, from them – 5 Universities
[Information from The Latvian Institute home page: http://www.li.lv/en/]
Biotech Companies: 28
Active for ScanBalt:
The national project “Genome Database of the Latvian Population” http://bmc.biomed.lu.lv/gene/

 



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Gunars Tirzitis
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
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