The Republic of Latvia, is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia shares land borders with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south – and both Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia is Riga (Latvian: Rīga). Latvia has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004.
Capital: - Riga
Area: - Total: 64,589 km² (124th)
24,937 sq mi
- Water (%):1.5
Independence: from Russia
- Declared: November 18, 1918
- Recognized: January 26, 1921
- Proclaimed: May 4, 1990
- Completed: Septembe
Official languages: - Latvian
Population: - July 2006 estimate: 2,274,735 (144th)