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Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republika
Flag of Latvia
Anthem: 
Location of  Latvia  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Latvia  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Riga
56°57′N 24°6′E / 56.950°N 24.100°E / 56.950; 24.100
Official languagesLatvian
Latvian, Russian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romani
Ethnic groups
(2011)
62.1% Latvians,
26.9% Russians,
3.4% Belarusians,
2.2% Ukrainians,
2.2% Poles,
1.2% Lithuanians,
2% others and unspecified
Demonym(s)Latvian
GovernmentParliamentary republic
• President
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Evika Siliņa
Edvards Smiltēns
Independence 
from Germany and Russia
• Declared1
18 November 1918
26 January 1921
5 August 1940
10 July 1941
8 May 1945
• Announced
4 May 1990
• Restored
21 August 1991
Area
• Total
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (124th)
• Water (%)
1.57% (1,014 km2)
Population
• 2011 estimate
2,229,641 (143rd)
• 2000 census
2,377,383
• Density
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GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
• Total
$32.513 billion
• Per capita
$14,460
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
• Total
$24.045 billion
• Per capita
$10,694
Gini (2003)37.7
medium
HDI (2011)Increase 0.805
very high · 43rd
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+371
ISO 3166 codeLV
Internet TLD.lv
1 Latvia is de jure continuous with its declaration 18 November 1918.

Latvia (Latvian: Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in Northern Europe. The capital is Riga. It is one of the Baltic States, together with Estonia in the north and Lithuania in the south. Latvia's neighbours to the east are the countries Russia and Belarus. Latvia is split into four parts called Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Zemgale, and Latgale.

People from Latvia are called Latvians. They speak the Latvian language, which is a little like the Lithuanian language, though not close enough to be understood.

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