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Basic Information
Capital: Riga
Language: Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian
Population: 1,923,559
Total Area: 64,589 sq km
Currency: Euro
The Diplomatic representation in Jordan:
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia
Tel: +962 6 4610881
Fax: +962 6 4611971
Email: latviaconsulatejo@gmail.com
Economic profile
GDP: $54.02 billion
Real Growth rate: 4.5%
GDP-Per Capita: $27,700
Inflation rate: 2.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%
Trade Balance:
Exports: $12.84 billion
Imports: $15.79 billion
Budget:
Revenues: 11.39 billion
Expenditures: 11.53 billion
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Natural resources: peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land
Major exports: foodstuffs, wood and wood products, metals, machinery and equipment, textiles
Major imports: machinery and equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, fuels, vehicles
Trade partners: Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Russia, Netherlands, Finland, Italy
Major Industries: processed foods, processed wood products, textiles, processed metals, pharmaceuticals, railroad cars, synthetic fibers, electronics
Agriculture Products: grain, rapeseed, potatoes, vegetables; pork, poultry, milk, eggs; fish
Labor force: 990,000 million distributed as follows:
Agriculture: 7.7%
Industry: 24.1%
Services: 68.1%
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External Trade Between Jordan & Latvia - JOD
| Year |
Exports |
Imports |
| 2017 |
7,943 |
1,605,517 |
| 2018 |
13,500 |
166,625,800 |
| 2019 |
0 |
1,598,200 |
| 2020 |
3,400 |
2,188,000 |
| 2021 (January-February) |
0,100 |
199,200 |
Source: Department of Statistics
Main Jordanian Exports to Latvia:
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Main Jordanian Imports from Latvia:
- Mineral products
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basket ware and wickerwork
- Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Agreements between Jordan and Latvia
- EU- Jordan Association Agreement – signed in 1997
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