- Official name
- Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas · Latvian
- Capital
- Riga
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 1.9 million
- Area
- 64,559 km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Neighbours
- Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia
- Internet / phone
- .lv · +371
Where it is
Notable facts
- Riga has one of the largest collections of Art Nouveau architecture in the world.
- Latvia is over half forest, and its coastline of white sand dunes runs for about 500 km.
- The country’s Song and Dance Celebration, held since 1873, gathers choirs of tens of thousands.
- Latvia has one of the world’s highest ratios of women to men in the adult population.
World Heritage 3 sites
National dish
Grey peas with speckpelēkie zirņi ar speķi Boiled grey peas with fried fatty bacon and onion, eaten with buttermilk at Christmas.