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Region: Europe

Capital: Riga

Population: 2,077,447

Area Total: 64,100

Area Land: 64,100

Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Daugavpils 111,564 2020
Riga 742,572 2020
Vec-Liepaja 85,260 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Europe
Population: 2,077,447
Area Total: 64,100km2
Area Land: 64,100km2
Coast Line: 531km
Capital: Riga
Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters.
Languages: Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian
Currency: euro
Holiday: Independence Day is 18 November (1918), Midsummer Festival/St. John's Day is 24 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 25.80°F
July: °C / 62.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 23.2"


Boundaries
Lithuania 453 km
Estonia 339 km
Russia 217 km
Belarus 141 km


Ethnic Divisions
Latvian 57.00%
Russian 30.00%
Byelorussian 4.00%
Other 3.00%
Ukrainian 3.00%
Polish 3.00%


Religions
Lutheran 0.00%
Roman Catholic 0.00%
Russian Orthodox 0.00%

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