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latvia
/ˈlætvi.ə/
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What does latvia mean?
proper noun
- A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia. Capital: Riga.
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Although substantially above average in living standards and technology in the old USSR, Lithuania historically lagged behind Latvia and Estonia in economic development.
Overview: Latvia is in the process of reforming the centrally planned economy inherited from the former USSR into a market economy.
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Overview: Latvia is rapidly becoming a dynamic market economy, rivaled only by Estonia among the former Soviet states in the speed of its transformation.
The US has not recognized the incorporation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union and continues to accredit the diplomatic representatives of their last free governments.