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Latvia (/ ˈ l æ t v i ə / ⓘ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes / ˈ l ɑː t v i ə / LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija ⓘ), [14] officially the Republic of Latvia, [15] [16] is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south.
Latvia is a small country with a land size of 64,559 km 2 (24,926 sq mi). However, it is larger than many other European countries ( Albania , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Cyprus , Denmark , Estonia , Luxembourg , North Macedonia , Malta , Montenegro , Netherlands , Slovakia , Slovenia or Switzerland ).
It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River. While most of Latvia is historically Lutheran, Latgale is predominantly Roman Catholic: 65.3% according to a 2011 survey. [3] After the Counter-Reformation it was the northernmost predominantly Catholic province or region in Europe.
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] ...
The group of countries that are members of the inter-governmental Baltic Assembly and Baltic Council of Ministers, [4] and generally referred to by the shorthand, Baltic states: [5] [6] [7] Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, exclaved from the remainder of Russia. [8]
Latvia – sovereign country located in the Baltic region of Northern 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).
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The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River . Sometimes in German , it was also known as Livland , the German form from Latin Livonia , though it comprises only a small part of Medieval Livonia and about ...