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    Latvia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European platform, between Estonia and Lithuania...
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    Latvia (/ˈlætviə/ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes /ˈlɑːtviə/ LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija] ), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic...
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    Latvians (Latvian: latvieši) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally...
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    Historical Latvian Lands (Latvian: Latviešu vēsturiskās zemes) or formerly Cultural regions of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas kultūrvēsturiskie novadi) are...
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  • modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish Latvian cuisine Latvian culture Latvian horse Latvian Gambit...
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  • percent of Lithuania's territory. Geography of Estonia Geography of Latvia Geography of Lithuania Protected areas of Estonia List of protected areas of Latvia...
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    IANA time zone database, Latvia is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Europe/Riga. Data for Latvia directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database;...
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    (Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia....
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    section:. Geography of Russia Geography of Ukraine Geography of Belarus Geography of Estonia Geography of Lithuania Geography of Latvia Geography of Moldova...
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    The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Europe and is part of the European Single Market. Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
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  • Territorial changes of the Baltic states refers to the redrawing of borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after 1940. The three republics, formerly...
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    provided as an overview of and topical guide to Latvia: Latvia – sovereign country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Latvia is bordered to the...
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    On the basis of the Treaty of Vilnius, the southern part of Estonia and the northern part of Latvia were ceded to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. On 25...
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  • The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce...
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    The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during...
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    provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of Earth and its people. an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to...
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    list of exonyms in German for geographical places in the current and previous territory of Latvia. A large part of the Latgale region of Latvia was included...
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    University of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Universitāte, shortened LU) is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established...
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    minister of Latvia (Latvian: ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers...
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  • The following is the list of cities in Latvia that underwent a name change in the past. Stučka → Aizkraukle Dünaburg → Borisoglebsk → (1656) → Dünaburg...
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    Palanga (redirect from History of Palanga)
    of the Russian Empire, Palanga temporarily became a part of Latvia, like the rest of the Courland Governorate. In 1921, after Lithuanian exchange of its...
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    The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents lit. 'State President of Latvia') is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National...
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  • Voivodeship (category Historical geography of Latvia)
    Machine ("Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English"), 2002-2006. For examples see New Provinces of Poland (1998); Map of Poland Archived 2011-04-26...
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    Abrene county (category Historical geography of Latvia)
    Abrene county (Latvian: Abrenes apriņķis) was a county in the Republic of Latvia with an area of 4,292 square kilometers (1,657 sq mi) that was formed...
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    Livonia (redirect from History of Livonia)
    the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the...
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    Russian Partition (category Historical geography of Latvia)
    Užnemunė [lt] (a geographical area on the left bank of the River Neman) which was annexed by Prussia. The Napoleonic Wars saw significant parts of Prussia's...
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    region, and is the language of Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are...
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    The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special...
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    Riga (redirect from Capital of Latvia)
    the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan...
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    Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. Approximately two-thirds of the frontier is...
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