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Members of the European Union
 Latvia
Brief facts on Latvia and the Latvia/Australia relationship
Population: 2.261 million (1 January 2009: Eurostat)
Total area: 64,589 square kilometres (approx. same size as Tasmania) click here for map
Currency: Lats
National Day: 18 November
- Application for EU accession in 1995.
- Largest trading partner is the EU.
- Latvia signed the Treaty to join the EU at Athens on 16 April 2003, along with 24 other countries.
- From 1 May 2004, Latvia will be a full member of the EU.
- Australia's Latvian community numbers approximately 30,000.
- Australia exported AUD 7.4 million worth of goods to Latvia in 2001-02.
- Imports from Latvia in 2001-02 totalled AUD 3 million.
- Opportunities for Australian education services providers.
Representation in Australia:
State Offices
Victoria
Consulate-General of Latvia
Jurisdiction throughout Australia
38 Longstaff Street
East Ivanhoe Vic 3079
(PO Box 23
Kew Vic 3101)
Tel : (03) 9499 6920
Fax : (03) 9499 7008
Other links in Australia
European Australian Business Council (EABC)
email: info@eabc.com.au
website: www.eabc.com.au
European Asia-Pacific Business: Latvia http://www.europeanasiapacificbusiness.net.au/article.php?article=18,xss
Australian Business in Europe 
data from Europa and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
this page updated
March 6, 2009
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