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| Rīga | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°ECoordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Mayor | Mārtiņš Staķis |
| Area | |
| • City | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| • Land | 275.5 km2 (106.4 sq mi) |
| • Water | 48.50 km2 (18.73 sq mi) 15.8% |
| • Metro | 10,133 km2 (3,912 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 641,423 |
| • Density | 1,979.7/km2 (5,127/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,070,201 |
| • Metro density | 101.4/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Rīdzinieki |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Latvians | 46.2% |
| • Russians | 37.7% |
| • Belarusians | 3.9% |
| • Ukrainians | 3.5% |
| • Poles | 1.8% |
| • Lithuanians | 0.8% |
| • Romanies | 0.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| GDP(nominal) | 2012 |
| - Total | €12($15) billion |
| - Per capita | €18,000($21,000) |
| Website | www.riga.lv |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 The old town of Riga | |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii |
| Reference | 852 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Area | 438.3 ha |
| Buffer zone | 1,574.2 ha |
Riga is the capital city of the European country of Latvia. Riga is on river Daugava near the Baltic Sea. The historical center of Riga is in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and is notable for its Art Nouveau architecture, which, according to UNESCO, has no equal in the world.
The mayor of Riga was Mārtiņš Staķis. He resigned in July 2023.
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