Latvia

 Latvia is one of the three Baltic countries that are located on the Baltic Sea. Latvia’s neighbouring countries are Estonia and Lithuania, as well as Russia and Belarus.

• Territory: 64, 589 km²
• Population: 2, 217, 969 (est. July 2010)
• Capital: Riga
• Major seaports: Ventspils, Riga and Liepaja
• State language: Latvian
  (Latvian is one of the Baltic group languages that belongs to the Indo-European family of languages.)
• Latvia became a member state of the European Union and NATO in 2004.
• Related links: www.vp.gov.lv; www.ldz.lv