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Comparison of Latvia and Papua New Guinea [S]ave

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Latvia
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Papua New Guinea
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Geography
Area (km²)64,589462,840
ContinentEuropeAustralia
Land area (km²)62,249452,860
Water area (km²)2,3409,980
Land boundaries (km)1,370824
Border countries
  • Belarus
  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
  • Russia
  • Indonesia
Coastline (km)4985,152
Mean elevation (m)87667
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)3124,509
People
Population1,881,2327,259,456
Official languages
  • Latvian
  • Tok Pisin
ReligionLutheranRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of LatviaIndependent State of Papua New Guinea
Short country nameLatviaPapua New Guinea
Long local nameLatvijas Republika-
Short local nameLatvijaPapuaniugini
Former name
  • Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Government typeParliamentary republicParliamentary democracy
CapitalRigaPort Moresby
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)54,020,000,00030,190,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)30,330,000,00019,820,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)4.52.5
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)27,7003,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)20.736.8
Labor force990,0003,681,000
Unemployment rate (%)8.72.5
Population below poverty line (%)25.537
Budget revenues (USD)11,390,000,0003,638,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)11,530,000,0004,591,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.010.27
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)37.518.4
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.5-4.8
Public debt (% of GDP)36.336.9
Inflation rate (%)2.95.4
Central bank discount rate (%)014
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.588.4
Stock of narrow money (USD)12,910,000,0005,409,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)12,910,000,0005,409,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)17,270,000,0007,091,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)6,760,000,00010,710,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-231,000,0004,859,000,000
Exports (USD)12,840,000,0008,522,000,000
Imports (USD)15,790,000,0001,876,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)4,614,000,0001,735,000,000
External debt (USD)40,020,000,00017,940,000,000
National currencylatikina
National currency (code)LVLPGK
National currency (symbol)LsK
National currency rate to USD0.8853.179



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