STATISTICAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REVIEW OF LATVIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R001500140008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
C-0-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing or the Zspionage Laws, Title 1B U.S.O. Sea. 703
and 704, the treaamiesion or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorlaed pereon is prohibited
by law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Latvian SSR)
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Ea , Statistical Social and Economic
DATE DISTR.
Review of Latvia
NO. OF PAGES
DATE OF INFO.
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PLACE ACQUIRED
REFERENCES
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE,
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
SOURCE:
Available in the CIA Library is an unclassified 116-page translation- of the book
'Latvia -- A Statistical Review by Alfred Darbins, Chief Statistician of the pre-
war government of. LatVia. and by Verners Vitins, PhD. The book- was published in
Germany in 1947 by Peters Mantnieks and Edgers Kiploks.
. the book contains statistical data of a sociological and agricultural nature for
the years preceding World War II, In almost every case, the authors list comparative
'statistics for other European countries to illustrate Latvia's relative position.
The table of content's follows:
Geographical Location and 1)0pulation
Geographical Situation
Administrative ivision
Lakes. ,
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Climate
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:Frontiers
-Rivera 1'
Populat ion
Vital ,Statistics
Ratio: of Sexes
Mary4;agee.
Death. Rate
Occupations.
Inhabitants in Cities and Rural Areas
Social 3tanding of the Inhabitants
Religion
Age
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Education and Culture
Libraries
BookiPublishing
Movies
Courses and Lectures
Literacy
Educational Institutions
Museums
Theaters
Knowledge of Languages
Public Health
Agriculture
Agrarian Reform
Arable Land
Orchards
Sheep
Fodder lants
Bees and Production Of Haney
Sugar Beets
Pigs
Cattle
Potatoes
Flax
Grains
Poultry
Forests
Grasses, Meadows,and Pastures
Kinds of Land Cultivation
Horses
Fishing Industry
Industry
Trade
Building Industry
Commerce
-----MEestic Commerce
Joint-stock Companies
Co-operative companles
Promissory Notes PreSented for Payment
Average Exchange Rates
Foreign trade
Export of Butter
Transit
Communications
Railroads
Navigation
Mechanical Means of Communication
Postal Service
Broadcasting
Telegraph
Telephone
Waterways (internaI).i
Highways
Miscellaneous
Standard of Living
Finances
Balance of Payments
Social Insurance and Social Welfare
National Iacono_
Distribution:
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