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Country Name | Republic of Latvia |
Short Name | Latvia |
Capital | Riga |
Largest city | Riga |
Official languages | Latvian |
National Languages | Latvian |
Religion | 80.0% Christianity —34.3% Lutheranism —25.1% Catholicism —20.6% Other Christian, 18.3% No religion, 1.7% Others |
Demonym(s) | Latvian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
President | Egils Levits |
Vice President | Prime Minister – Krišjānis Kariņš |
House Speaker | Ināra Mūrniece |
Chief Justice | Aigars Strupišs |
Total Area | 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) |
Water (%) | 1.57% (1,014 km2) |
Total Land Area (%) | 63,574.95 km2 |
Population | 1,907,675 (2020 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $63.490 billion (2020 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $36.771 billion (2020 estimate) |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET)
Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) |
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +371 |
ISO 3166 code | LV |
Internet TLD | .lv |
Political Parties | Harmony
Who owns the state? New Conservative Party Development/For! |
Independence Day | 21 August 1991 |
Tallest Building | Z-Towers (lv)
Saules akmens (lv Panorama Plaza II (lv) Academy of Sciences building (lv) |
Richest Persons | Olegs Fils
Ernests Bernis Leonid Esterkin Arnis Riekstins |
Top Website | Inbox.lv
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