Demography and ethnic politics in independent Latvia: Some basic facts

Nationalities Papers

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 179-194

  Vebers, Elmars ^a  

^a Latvian Academy of Sciences   (Latvia)

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EID: 0039526006     PISSN: 00905992     EISSN: 14653923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00905999308408291     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Uldis Germanis, Latviesu tautas piedzivojumi. Riga, 1991, p. 205.
2. Agnis Balodis, Latviesu un latviesu vesture. Riga, 1991, p. 115.
3. O. Krastins,B. Mezgailis,&M. Smulders, Latvijasiedzivotaji(statistikasizzinas). Riga, 1990, p. 17.
4. Ibid., pp. 15–16.
5. Parsla Eglite, ledzivotaju ataudzes etniskie aspekti Latvija. Proceedings of the Latvia Academy of Sciences, 1991,2, pp. 23–33.
6. P. Zvidrins, Demografiska krize. Diena, 1991, 17 junijs.
7. 71 percent of Latvia's total population live in the cities.
8. Latgale is the easternmost province of Latvia, bordering on Russia and Byelorussia, and has always had a higher percentage of non-Latvians than the other provinces.
9. Jolanta Mackova, Ko masfcaviesi ieraudzija Riga? Diena, 1992,21, April.
10. Unlike Denmark at the time of introduction of its automated Data System, Latvia possesses no reliable existing records about its population. It means that, here, all adult persons have to attend the registration centers: they have to be interviewed, forms must be filled in and documents checked. The frail, the sick and the elderly have to be visited at home. All this involves a great deal of time.