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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Daugavpils
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111,564
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2020
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Riga
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742,572
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2020
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Vec-Liepaja
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85,260
|
2020
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| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
2,077,447 |
| Area Total: |
64,100km2 |
| Area Land: |
64,100km2 |
| Coast Line: |
531km |
| Capital: |
Riga |
| Climate: |
Maritime; wet, moderate winters. |
| Languages: |
Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian |
| Currency: |
euro |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 18 November (1918), Midsummer Festival/St. John's Day is 24 June |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 25.80°F |
| July: |
°C / 62.00°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 23.2" |
Boundaries
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Lithuania
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453 km
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Estonia
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339 km
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Russia
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217 km
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Belarus
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141 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Latvian
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57.00%
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Russian
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30.00%
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Byelorussian
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4.00%
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Other
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3.00%
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Ukrainian
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3.00%
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Polish
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3.00%
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Religions
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Lutheran
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0.00%
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Roman Catholic
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0.00%
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Russian Orthodox
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0.00%
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CountryWire
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