People (Latvia)
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     Population:
         2,728,937 (July 1992), growth rate 0.6% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         15 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         12 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         4 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         19 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         65 years male, 75 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         2.1 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Latvian(s);adjective - Latvian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Latvian 51.8%, Russian 33.8%, Byelorussian 4.5%, Ukrainian 3.4%, Polish
         2.3%, other 4.2%
     Religions:
         Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
     Languages:
         Latvian NA% (official), Lithuanian NA%, Russian NA%, other NA%
     Literacy:
         NA% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write
     Labor force:
         1,407,000; industry and construction 41%, agriculture and forestry 16%,
         other 43% (1990)
     Organized labor:
         NA