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Latvia<br />

About Latvia<br />

Scale<br />

The Baltic Sea<br />

Nynäshamn<br />

Hels<strong>in</strong>ki<br />

St. Petersburg<br />

Travemünde<br />

Lübeck<br />

The Strait of Irbe<br />

The Gulf<br />

of Riga<br />

Stockholm<br />

Estonia<br />

Russia<br />

Location: North East Europe, east coast<br />

of the Baltic Sea<br />

Area: 64 589 sq. km<br />

Border countries: Estonia, Russia,<br />

Belarus, Lithuania<br />

Population: 2 191 580<br />

Independence declared:<br />

November 18, 1918<br />

Government: Parliamentary republic<br />

EU Member State: S<strong>in</strong>ce May 1, 2004<br />

Official language: <strong>Latvian</strong><br />

Ethnic groups: 60% <strong>Latvian</strong>s, 27.3%<br />

Russians, 3.7% Belorussians, 2.4% Poles,<br />

6.3% others<br />

Capital: Riga<br />

Largest cities: Riga, Daugavpils,<br />

Ventspils, Jūrmala, Jelgava, Liepāja,<br />

Rēzekne<br />

Time zone: GMT+2, from April to<br />

November: GMT+3<br />

National currency: <strong>Latvian</strong> Lats,<br />

exchange rate to Euro:<br />

1 EUR = ~ LVL 0.7<br />

Electricity standard: 220V<br />

Internet TLD: .lv<br />

Call<strong>in</strong>g code: +371<br />

Travemünde<br />

Lithuania<br />

Railway<br />

Ferry l<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Port / Pier<br />

Airport<br />

Legend<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> road<br />

Road with separated<br />

traffic zones<br />

Other roads<br />

© <strong>Latvian</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Agency</strong>,<br />

2013<br />

Photos: from the archives of the <strong>Latvian</strong><br />

<strong>Tourism</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Agency</strong>.<br />

Not for sale<br />

www.<strong>latvia</strong>.<strong>travel</strong><br />

www.<strong>latvia</strong>.<strong>travel</strong>/mobile<br />

www.vimeo.com/channels/<strong>latvia</strong><strong>travel</strong><br />

Belarus<br />

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