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Riga

Northern Europe

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, where the Daugava River meets the Baltic Sea. Renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage Art Nouveau architecture and preserved medieval old town, it is a former Hanseatic League member generating over half of Latvia's GDP. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
588,911 1
2026 figure (city proper), from Riga's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
304 1
Founding Year
1201 1
1201 is the year the infobox itself gives for the city's founding.
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
6 2
Latitude
56.94889 degrees north 1
Longitude
24.10639 degrees east 1
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Capital Of

Latvia, Countries

Riga is the capital of Latvia.

Source Riga (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Source Wikidata: Mikhail Baryshnikov
Sergei Eisenstein

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Source Wikidata: Sergei Eisenstein

Site Of

Latvian Railways

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Source Wikipedia: Latvian Railwaystier 2
LETA

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Source Wikipedia: LETAtier 2
Valdis Celms

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Source Wikipedia: Valdis CelmsArticle texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He was educated at the Riga Construction College and the Department of Industrial Art at the Art Academy of Latvia.
Supreme Court of Latvia

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Sources
1. Riga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Home to 588,911 inhabitants (as of 2026), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population.
  • Infobox, area
    304 km2 (117 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E
  • Infobox, founded
    1201
  • Introduction
    Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Riga (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 6 m
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Wikidata: Riga
Wikidata Q1773, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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