GeoPointe - Latvia

Official Name: Republic of Latvia
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania.
Capital: Riga

Area:	total: 64,589 sq km
	land: 63,589 sq km
	water: 1,000 sq km

Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
Highest point: Gaizinkalns 312 m

Streets And Buildings In Old Riga From St Peter's Church, Riga, Latvia

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Population: 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Latvian(s) Ethnic groups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2%. Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox. Languages: Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other.

Maritime. Wet moderate winters.

Government type: Parliamentary democracy.
Independence: 21 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union).
National holiday: Independence Day, 18 November (1918). 18 November 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 21 August 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union.