Latvia
Position: North-Eastern Europe
Position: North-Eastern Europe
| International name: | Latvia |
| Local name: | Latvija |
| AREA ................................................ | 64.589 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 2.306.306 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 35,7 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Riga |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Latvian lat (LVL) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 11653 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,594 (44th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Baltic Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Gaizinkalns 312 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 21 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .lv |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +371 |
North-Eastern Europe country
| Riga | 24/11/2024 | 10:41 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook