Capital city: Riga

Region: Eastern Europe

Area: 64 589 km²

Population: 2 385 231

Main cities: Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, Jurmala, Ventspils, Rezekne

Currency: Latvian lat

Dial code: 371

Internet code: LG

Information: Latvia is located on the eastern bank of the Baltic Sea. It is one of the three Baltic countries, Lithuania boarding the country to the south. To the north, Latvia is bordered by Estonia. Annexed to the USSR until 1991, it is also bordered by Russia and Belarus to the east. Latvia is member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and is also member of the NATO.