| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> LatviaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Latvia**Library of Congress Call Number DK502.35                   .E86 1996**
**Please                     note**: The current Country Study was previously in                     a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used                     in the printed book.

This Table                     of Contents does not show the following chapter numbers because                     the chapters are in separate electronic files:
- Chapter 1. Estonia  (Vello                       A. Pettai)                      Chapter 3. Lithuania                      (V. Stanley Vardys and William A. Slaven)                   - Latvia  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsIntroduction
Chapter                       2 - Latvia
 (Juris Dreifelds)                       
Country                           Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                               and Telecommunications  Government                               and PoliticsNational                               Security
- Country                           Study Text    - Historical                               Setting      - Early                                   History  Independence,                                   1918-40The                                   Soviet Period
- The                                   Pursuit of Independence, 1987-91   Physical                               Environment- Geographic                                   Features  ClimateNatural                                   Resources
- Society    - Population  Population                                   Changes since IndependenceMarriage                                   and Divorce
- Urbanization,                                   Employment, and Education  Health                                   and WelfareReligion
- Language                                   and Culture   Economy- Historical                                   Legacy  The                                   Soviet PeriodEconomic                                   Sectors
- Postindependence                                   Economic Difficulties   Government                               and Politics- Transition                                   to Independence  Political                                   SystemCurrent                                   Politics
- Mass                                   Media   Foreign                               Relations- Establishing                                   Foreign Relations  Foreign                                   Policy DirectionsNational                               Security
Defense
- Crime                                   and Law Enforcement   Outlook- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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