Fact Sheet: Latvia
- Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
- Geographic coordinates: 57 00 N, 25 00 E
- Area: total: 64,589 sq km
- Climate: maritime; wet, moderate winters
- Terrain: low plain
- Natural hazards: NA
- Population: 2,274,735 (July 2006 est.)
- Ethnic groups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)
- Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
- Languages: Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
- Government type: parliamentary democracy
- Capital: name: Riga
- Currency code: Latvian lat (LVL)
- Exchange rates: lati per US dollar - 0.5647 (2005), 0.5402 (2004), 0.5715 (2003), 0.6182 (2002), 0.6279 (2001)
- Internet country code: .lv
- Airports: 46 (2006)
Main cities of Latvia
- Rīga
- Daugavpils
- Liepāja
- Jelgava
- Jūrmala
- Ventspils
- Rēzekne
- Jēkabspils
- Valmiera
- Ogre
- Tukums
- Cēsis
- Salaspils
- Kuldīga
- Olaine
- Saldus
- Talsi
- Dōbele
- Krāslava
- Bauska
- Ludza
- Sigulda
- Līvāni
- Gulbene
- Madona
- Limbaži
- Aizkraukle
- Preiļi
- Balvi
- Valka
- Smiltene
- Aizpute
- Lielvārde
- Grobiņa
- Vangaži
- Viļāni
- Baloži
- Pļaviņas
- Rūjiena
- Kandava
- Brocēni
- Salacgrīva
- Ikšķile
- Saulkrasti
- Auce
Largest Cities in Latvia
Travel Guide | Traveling through: Latvia (Country)Choice destination (Districts):
- Aizkraukles
- Bauskas
- Daugavpils
- Jekabpils
- Jurmala
- Liepaja
- Ludzas
- Preilu
- Riga
- Talsu
- Valmieras
- Aluksnes
- Cesu
- Dobeles
- Jelgava
- Kraslavas
- Liepajas
- Madonas
- Rezekne
- Rigas
- Tukuma
- Ventspils
- Balvu
- Daugavpils
- Gulbenes
- Jelgavas
- Kuldigas
- Limbazu
- Ogres
- Rezeknes
- Saldus
- Valkas
- Ventspils
Looking at Districts of Latvia

