LATVIA is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with her two fellow Baltic states - Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south - and Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. |
Official name | Republic of Latvia |
The land area (km2) | 64.589 | |
Population (2009 est.) | 2.231.503 | |
Language | Latvian | |
Capital | Riga |