Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republika
Anthem: Capitaland largest city
Riga 56°57′N 24°6′E / 56.950°N 24.100°E / 56.950; 24.100 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 18 November 1918 26 January 1921 5 August 1940 10 July 1941 8 May 1945 4 May 1990 21 August 1991 • Total
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1.57% (1,014 km2 ) • 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) 37.7medium HDI (2011) 0.805very high · 43rd Currency Euro (€ ) (EUR )Time zone UTC +2 (EET )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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