The pain in Latvia continues. Iceland also went through a severe financial crisis and implemented austerity measures but its currency was free.

拉脱维亚身陷痛苦的同时，冰岛也经历了一场严重的金融危机和实施货币紧缩措施，但它是自由的。

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