Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Riga 56°57′N 24°6′E / 56.950°N 24.100°E |
Official languages | Latvian |
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 |
Government | Parliamentary republic |
Edgars Rinkēvičs | |
Evika Siliņa | |
Edvards Smiltēns | |
Independence | |
18 November 1918 | |
26 January 1921 | |
5 August 1940 | |
10 July 1941 | |
8 May 1945 | |
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 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (166th) |
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) | 0.805 very high · 43rd |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +371 |
ISO 3166 code | LV |
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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