Explore Latvia in Europe - Latvia Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Latvia with its capital Riga is located in Europe (Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea). It covers some 64,590 square kilometres (slightly larger than West Virginia) with 2,245,000 citizens. Latvian, Russian and Lithuanian are languages spoken by the majority in Latvia (consider regional differences). Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus and Russia are bordering countries.

Pictures from Riga (Capital)

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About Latvia

The terrain offers low plain. The average density of population is about 34 per km². The climate in can be described as maritime with wet, moderate winters. Possible natural disasters include NA.

To reach someone in Latvia dial +371 prior to a number. There are 644,000 installed telephones. And there are 2,243,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".lv". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 120 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Latvia

Latvian Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Latvia Tourism

4 Pils sq.
Riga
LV-1050
Latvia

Phone: +371 7 229945
Fax: +371 7 508468

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Historic Centre of Riga

Riga was a major centre of the Hanseatic League, deriving its prosperity in the 13th–15th centuries from the trade with central and eastern Europe. The urban fabric of its medieval centre...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Latvia

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Latvia is shrinking at an rate of 0.6% (or by 13,352 citizens). Each year 5,146 people leave this country (or 2.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.37%. Or an total decrease of 8,206 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.