Head of state: Andris Berzins
Head of government: Valdis Dombrovskis
Type of state: republic, parliamentary democracy
Land area: 64,589 km2
Capital: Riga
Population: 2.067 million
Ethnic groups: 59% Latvian, 29% Russian, 4% Belarusian, 3% Ukrainian, 2.5% Polish, 1% Lithuanian
Language: Latvian
Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2011: USD 27.6bn
Change over previous year: +5.2%
Per capita GDP 2011: USD 15,520
Swiss colony 2011: 29 people
Swiss exports 2011: CHF 200.6m
Change over previous year: +4.5%
Swiss imports 2011: CHF 42.23m
Change over previous year: +30.1%