LATVIAN ASSOCIATION OF PASSENGER CARRIERS LPPA President Peteris Salkazanovs

LATVIA DISTRICTS GENERAL FACTS ABOUT LATVIA Latvia in Brief Location: Latvia is situated in Northern Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The Territory of Latvia: 64,589 square kilometres (24,938 square miles). National anthem: 'Dievs, sveti Latviju!' (God Bless Latvia) International code: LV Constitution: democratic parliamentary republic The parliament, called the Saeima consists of 100 elected MPs. President: Valdis Zatlers ( from 2007) Offical language: Latvian Total population: 2,274,700 ( 2007) Capital city: Riga (with 764,328 inhabitants) Administrative organisation: 7 cities, 65 towns, 26 regions, 11 districts, 467 parishes Traditionally divided into 4 regions: Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme and Zemgale Largest cities apart from Riga: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Ventspils Major ports: Ventspils, Riga, Liepaja Ethnic composition: Latvians - 57.7%, Russians - 29.6%, Belorussians - 4.1%, Ukrainians - 2.7%, Poles- 2.5%, Lithuanians - 1.4%, Others - 2% Religion: Non-religious - 35%, Lutheran - 24%, Catholic - 18%, Orthodox - 15%, Others - 8% Currency: Lats (LVL), 1 lats = 100 santimi

1993 8tn November

LPPA represent 60 members. Enterprises from Latvia.

LPPA members apportioments by aspects Passenger traffic internal passenger carried by bus - 37 enterprises; Passenger traffic international passenger carried by bus - 5 enterprises; Passenger traffic internal passenger carried by tram - 3 enterprises; Irregula Passenger traffic by bus – 36 enterprises; Taxi traffic – 15 enterprises.

LPPA STRUCTURE:

4 REGIONAL SECTION Vidzemes section Kurzemes section Zemgales section Latgales section

3 SECTOR SECTION International bus lines section Taxi passenger carried section Passenger traffic urban section

LPPA in the enterprises are working 12000 employee

Railway – 27,4 mln.passenger. Trolley-buses – 90,4 mln.passenger. Passengers carried 2007: Railway – 27,4 mln.passenger. Buses – 194,3 mln.passenger. Tram – 93,2 mln.passenger. Trolley-buses – 90,4 mln.passenger.

Passengers carried, mln.passengers : Passenger trafic:Urban bus lines – 148,0 Passenger trafic:Urban electrified lines –148,0 Passenger trafic:Suburban bus lines – 27,3 Passenger trafic:Interurban bus lines – 18,5 Passenger trafic: International bus lines – 0,613

LPPA in the enterprises carried passengers: Passenger trafic:Urban bus lines – 98,5% Passenger trafic:Suburban bus lines – 89,3% Passenger trafic:Interurban bus lines – 90% Passenger trafic: Urban lines by tram and by trolley-bus - 100%

Passenger turnover, mln.passenger - km : Passenger trafic:Urban bus lines – 1048,2 Passenger trafic:Suburban bus lines – 467,5 Passenger trafic:Interurban bus lines – 952,0 Passenger trafic: International bus lines – 176,1

Average length of journey per passenger, km: Urban bus lines – 7 Suburban bus lines – 17 Interurban bus lines - 52 International bus lines - 287

Passenger traffic number of buses, tramcars and trolley-buses:

Passenger traffic number of bus lines – 1768 Passenger traffic length of bus lines , km -199855 Passenger traffic length of tramlines, km – 166 Passenger traffic length of trolley-bus lines, km -209,7

AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES AND SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD AND URBAN ELECTRIFIED 275,- LVL

Subsidy on public transport service Year ,inter alia in railway 1999 – 10,7 mln. LVL 2000 – 9,9 mln.LVL 0,3 mln. LVL 2001 – 9,2 mln.LVL 0,3 mln. LVL 2002 – 12,5 mln.LVL 0,3 mln. LVL 2003 – 14,4 mln.LVL 0,626 mln. LVL 2004 – 23,7 mln.LVL 8,487 mln. LVL 2005– 30,0 mln.LVL 14,833 mln. LVL 2006 – 37,7 mln. LVL 20,044 mln. LVL 2007 – 48,1 mln. LVL 23,594 mln. LVL

LATVIAN ASSOCIATION OF PASSENGER CARRIERS (LPPA)‏ Latvia, Riga, Dzirciema street 121-301 LV-1055 Phone:+37167460255 Fax:+37167465400 E-mail: lppa@latnet.lv