Latvia

 

Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika (Latvian) Latvejas Republika (Latgalian) Leţmō Vabāmō (Livonian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Dievs, svētī Latviju! (English: "God Bless Latvia!")
Capital and largest city	Riga 56°57′N 24°6′E
Official languages	Latvian
Recognized languages	Livonian Latgalian
Demonym(s)	Latvian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	TBD
• Prime Minister	TBD
• Speaker of the Saeima	TBD
Legislature	Saeima
Population
• 2020 estimate	~2,000,000
Currency	Latvian lats (LVL)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
ISO 3166 code	LV
Internet TLD	.lv

Latvia (Latvian: Latvija; Latgalian: Latveja; Livonian: Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika, Latgalian: Latvejas Republika, Livonian: Leţmō Vabāmō), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and (via a maritime border) Sweden to the west.

Government and politics

Military

An Mi-8 SAR of the Latvian Air Force

See also

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