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Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian, and Russian rule, the independent Republic of Latvia…

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Latvia

FCDO travel advice for Latvia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Latvia

Capital: Riga
Language: Latvian
Currency: Q4916
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Calling code: +371
Internet domain: .lv
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Latvia

Jaungada dienaNew Year's Day2026-01-01

1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres dienaCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 19912026-01-20

Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas dienaDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia2026-01-26

Starptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju dienaWorld Non-Governmental Organization Day2026-02-27

Nacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres dienaNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day2026-03-02

Starptautiskā sieviešu dienaInternational Women's Day2026-03-08

Nacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas dienaNational Resistance Movement Remembrance Day2026-03-17

Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas dienaCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror2026-03-25

Lielā PiektdienaGood Friday2026-04-03

Pirmās LieldienasEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalRiga

Population1,926,542

CurrencyEUR

Languageslv,ru,lt

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Airports

Liepāja International AirportLiepājaLPX Riga International AirportRigaRIX Ventspils International AirportVentspilsVNT