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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Estonians | | | |  Estonians: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Stalin - Other namesHis first name is also transliterated as Josif. His original surname, ჯუღაშვილი (Jughashvili), is also transliterated as Jugashvili. The Russian transliteration is Джугашвили, which is in turn transliterated into English as Dzhugashvili and Djugashvili. –შვილი (–shvili) is a Georgian suffix meaning "child" or "son".
There are several etymologies of the ჯუღა (jugha) root. In one version, it is the Ossetian for "rubbish"; the name Jugay ...
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| | | | | Estonians: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Geography Main article: Geography of Latvia
Large parts of Latvia are covered by forests, and the country has over 12,000 small rivers and over 3,000 lakes. Most of the country consists of fertile, low-lying plains with some hills in the east, the highest point being the Gaiziņkalns at 311 m.
An inlet of the Baltic Sea, the shallow Gulf of Riga is situated in the northwest of the country. The capital city Riga is located on the shores of this inlet, where the River Daugava flows into it. Other major cities include Daugavpils further upriver ...
See also:Latvia, Latvia - History, Latvia - Politics, Latvia - Districts, Latvia - Geography, Latvia - Economy, Latvia - Religion, Latvia - Demographics, Latvia - Language, Latvia - Culture, Latvia - Sports, Latvia - International rankings, Latvia - Miscellaneous topics, Latvia - Accomplishments Read more here: » Latvia: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Geography |
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| | | | | Estonians: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Economy Main article: Economy of Latvia
Since year 2000 Latvia has had one of the highest GDP growth rates in Europe [1]. In 2004, annual GDP growth was 8.5% and inflation was 6.2%. Unemployment was 8.5% - almost unchanged compared to the previous two years. Privatization is mostly completed, except for some of the large state-owned utilities. Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organisation (1999) and the European Union (2004).
The Latvian government aspires to adopt the euro as the cou ...
See also:Latvia, Latvia - History, Latvia - Politics, Latvia - Districts, Latvia - Geography, Latvia - Economy, Latvia - Religion, Latvia - Demographics, Latvia - Language, Latvia - Culture, Latvia - Sports, Latvia - International rankings, Latvia - Miscellaneous topics, Latvia - Accomplishments Read more here: » Latvia: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Economy |
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| | | | | | | Estonians: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Sports Latvia has a professional soccer and hockey league. Latvia's soccer league is named the Latvian football Virsliga.
Latvian hockey team has participated all Ice Hockey World Championships since its entry in group A in 1997, the World Championship takes place in Riga in year 2006. In year 2002 Latvian Ice Hockey team participates the Olympic games for the first time, in Salt Lake city.
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| | | | | Estonians: Encyclopedia II - Latvia - Demographics Main article: Demographics of Latvia
Latvia's population has been multiethnic for centuries. In 1897 the first official census in this area indicated that Latvians formed 68.3 percent of the total population of 1.93 million; Russians accounted for 12.0 percent, Jews for 7.4 percent, Germans for 6.2 percent, and Poles for 3.4 percent. The remainder were Lithuanians, Estonians, Gypsies, and various other nationalities.
Latvians are the indigenous people of Latvia. Now slightly less than 60% of the population are ethnic Lat ...
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| | | | | Estonians: Encyclopedia II - 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland - The Final Battle On April 16, Nordland was ordered back into the line east of Berlin. Despite recent replenishment, the division was still grossly understrength and, with the exception of the French and Spanish, many of the new recruits had little if any combat experience. throughout the 17th to the 20th of April the division was involved in constant combat all along its front, pushing the division back into the city itself. By the 22nd, the Nordland had been pushed back to the Tiergarten in the centre ...
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