Economy

Key facts
*  Currency: €uro
*  GDP per capita: $27,700 (2017 est)
*  Unemployment rate: 8.6% (Jun 2020)
*  Inflation:  -0.3% (Sept 2020)
*  Natural resources: agriculture, livestock

Industries and exports
*  buses, vans, trams and railway stock; synthetic fibres; agricultural machinery, fertilisers; washing machines, radios, electronics; pharmaceuticals; processed foods; textiles.
*  Exports:  wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
*  Leading export markets: Lithuania 15.8%, Russia 14% Estonia 10.9%, Germany 6.9% (2017)