Why Latvia?

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Eight Things

About Latvia

Glance on Latvia

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Glance on Latvia

POPULATION

Around 1 800 000 People

CAPITAL

Riga City

MEMBERSHIPS

EU, Schengen Area, Eurozone, UN, Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, WTO

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Parliamentary Republic

TIME ZONE

GMT+2

COASTLINE

498 km (Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga)

GEOGRAPHY

Latvia lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. The country’s territory is mostly made up of low-lying forested plains, with lakes and swamps dotting the countryside.

OUR NEIGHBOURS

Latvia is bordered by Estonia in the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast.

LANGUAGUES

Official language is Latvian. Additional spoken languages are Russian, English and German

Latvia’s Starter Pack

Notable Latvians