Country
Latvia
Also Known As Republic of Latvia
Northern Europe
Latvia is a country in Northern Europe on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and Lithuania to the south, with a maritime boundary shared with Sweden. It declared independence from Germany and Russia on 18 November 1918; after Soviet occupation from 1940, its independence was restored on 21 August 1991. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Riga. 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
Population2022 estimate, from Latvia's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearLatvia declared independence from Germany and Russia on 18 November 1918. After Soviet occupation from 1940, its independence was restored on 21 August 1991. Classification
Sovereignty Status Latvia
Connections
Associated With
The Baltic states encompass Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Source Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Latvia encloses the Baltic Sea.
Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Riga, Cities Riga is the capital of Latvia.
Source Riga (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Saeima House, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Mikhail Baryshnikov, nationals include there.
- Also in Business Atlas: airBaltic, part of this there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Juris Hartmanis, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Rusins Martins Freivalds, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Abava Valley, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Bank of Latvia, part of this there.
- Also in Film and Media Atlas: Flow, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Law Atlas: Anita Usacka, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Arturs Kucs, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Latvia, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Ineta Ziemele, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Peteris Stucka, nationals include there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Artemisia maritima, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Barnacle goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Beluga Sturgeon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Black stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Book Scorpion, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cabbage White, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Carabus cancellatus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Chinese Softshell Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Colorado Potato Beetle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Frog (Rana temporaria), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common pochard, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Roach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Toad, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Corn crake, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Crescent-cup Liverwort, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Culex pipiens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dalmatian Pelican, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Drugstore beetle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Bee-eater, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Larch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Perch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Silver Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gammarus Pulex, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: German Cockroach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Grey Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Pond Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grey Field Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Griffon Vulture, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grove Snail (Cepaea nemoralis), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gypsy Moth, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hedlundia intermedia, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Helichrysum arenarium, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hirudo Medicinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hyssopus officinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Larix Decidua, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leopard Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mealworm, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Medicinal Leech, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Nordmann Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Northern Pike, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Omul, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Peacock Butterfly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora Infestans, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora Ramorum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris brassicae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris rapae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pink Salmon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Populus trichocarpa, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Admiral, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Roman Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Signal Crayfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Smooth Newt, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Synchytrium endobioticum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Taiga bean goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Threespine Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Three-spined Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wels Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Latvia, the same subject.
- Also in Science Atlas: Morris Halle, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Ivans Klementjevs, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Mikhail Tal, nationals include there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Latvia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Riga
Infobox, area
64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
Infobox, 2022 estimate
1,842,226
Infobox, independence
Declared 18 November 1918; restored 21 August 1991
Introduction
bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and Lithuania to the south
Lead sentence
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe.
View the Source Wikidata: Latvia
Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Baltic States, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: The Baltic States, Lead section
a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead section
enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden.
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