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Latvia Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Latvia

  • Forest in Latvia

You don’t have to travel far in Latvia to find dense forests and winding rivers. The rest of the country is fairly flat and along the coastline undulating sands back onto cliffs. Latvia borders Estonia in the north, Lithuania in the south, Russia in the east and Belarus in the southeast.


History and Government of Latvia


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Recommended Reading

  • Endless Miracles - Jack Ratz

  • The Merry Baker of Riga - Borls Zemtzo
  • The Rings of My Tree: A Latvian Woman's Journey - Jane E. Cunningham

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Latvia at a glance

  • 2
  • Riga (population 874,000)
  • 2.2 million
  • Latvian
  • LVL
  • (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth)
  • +371

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