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(Top) 1 General reference 2 Geography of Latvia 2.1 Environment of Latvia 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Latvia 2.1.2 Ecoregions of Latvia 2.1.3 Administrative divisions of Latvia 2.1.3.1 Regions of Latvia 2.1.3.2 Districts of Latvia 2.1.4 Subdivisions of Latvia 2.1.4.1 Municipalities of Latvia 2.2 Demography of Latvia 3 Government and politics of Latvia 3.1 Branches of the government of Latvia 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Latvia 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Latvia 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Latvia 3.2 Foreign relations of Latvia 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order in Latvia 3.4 Military of Latvia 3.5 Local government in Latvia 4 History of Latvia 5 Culture of Latvia 5.1 Art in Latvia 5.2 Sports in Latvia 6 Economy and infrastructure of Latvia 7 Education in Latvia 8 Civil society organisations in Latvia 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Outline of Latvia

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The Flag of Latvia

The Coat of arms of Latvia

The location of Latvia

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Latvia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Latvia:

Latvia – sovereign country located in the Baltic regionofNorthern Europe.^[1] Latvia is bordered to the north by Estonia (343 km), to the south by Lithuania (588 km), and to the east both by Belarus (141 km) and the Russian Federation (276 km). Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden. The territory of Latvia covers 64,589 km² and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate.

The Latvians are a Baltic people closely related to the Lithuanians, with the Latvian language sharing many similarities to Lithuanian. Today the Latvians and Lithuanians are the only surviving members of the Baltic peoples and Baltic languages of the Indo-European family. The modern name of Latvia is thought to originate from the ancient Latvian name Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia.^{[citation needed]}

Latvia is a democratic parliamentary republic and is divided into 26 districts. The capital and largest city is Riga. Latvia has been a member of the United Nations since 17 September 1991, of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and of NATO since 29 March 2004.

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable relief map of Latvia

Pronunciation: /ˈlætviə/
Common English country name: Latvia
Official English country name: The Republic of Latvia
Common endonym(s): Latvija
Official endonym(s): Latvija
Adjectival(s): Latvian
Demonym(s): Latvian
Etymology: Name of Latvia
International rankings of Latvia
ISO country codes: LV, LVA, 428
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LV
Internet country code top-level domain: .lv

Geography of Latvia[edit]

Latvia is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Northern Europe
    - Eastern Europe
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Latvia
  - High: Gaizinkalns 312 m (1,024 ft)
  - Low: Baltic Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,382 km

Lithuania 576 km

Estonia 343 km

Russia 292 km

Belarus 171 km

Coastline: Baltic Sea 498 km

Population of Latvia: 2,068,000 (February, 2012) - 144th most populous country
Area of Latvia: 64,589 km²
Atlas of Latvia

Environment of Latvia[edit]

An enlargeable satellite image of Latvia

Natural geographic features of Latvia[edit]

Ecoregions of Latvia[edit]

List of ecoregions in Latvia

Ecoregions in Latvia

Administrative divisions of Latvia[edit]

Administrative divisions of Latvia

Districts of Latvia
- Subdivisions of Latvia
  - Planning regions of Latvia

Regions of Latvia[edit]

Regions of Latvia (current article is actually about the provinces of Latvia. The new Latvian regions were developed in accordance with EU-standardisation)