Country profile Latvia (1999) Size (sq km): | | 45 100 | Population (total mio.): | | 2.4 | Capital: | | Riga | Language used: | | Latvian (official), Russian also widely spoken | GNP per capita (Atlas method, current US\$): | | 2,470.0 | GNP (Atlas method, current US\$ billions): | | 6.0 | GNP per capita (average annual growth): | | | Exports of Goods and Services/GDP: | | 43.8 | Total debt/GDP: | | 41.7 | Total OA (US$ mio.): | | 96 | Bilateral share of OA: | | 46% | OA/GNP: | | 1.5% | (Sources: OECD DAC, USAID, World Bank) |