# Latvia

Latvia

sovereign state, country bordering the Baltic Sea, country| Part of | Baltic states, European Economic Area  |
| Inception | 18 Etswa Sowunko 1918  |
| Official name | Latvijas Republika, Läti Vabariik, République de Lettonie, Republiken Lettland  |
| Native label | Latvija  |
| Official language | Latvian  |
| Anthem | Dievs, svētī Latviju!  |
| Culture | culture of Latvia  |
| Motto text | Tēvzemei un Brīvībai, Per la Pàtria i la llibertat, Best enjoyed slowly, I'w fwynhau'n araf!  |
| Continent | Europe  |
| Country | Latvia  |
| Capital | Riga  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Baltic Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Baltic states, Northern Europe  |
| Coordinate location | 57°0′0″N 25°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 56°16′41″N 28°14′29″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 58°4′48″N 25°12′0″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 55°40′29″N 26°35′48″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 56°21′18″N 20°58′13″E  |
| Highest point | Gaiziņkalns  |
| Lowest point | Baltic Sea  |
| Basic form of government | parliamentary republic, republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Latvia  |
| Head of state | Edgars Rinkēvičs  |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Latvia  |
| Head of government | Evika Siliņa  |
| Executive body | Government of Latvia  |
| Legislative body | Saeima  |
| Highest judicial authority | Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia  |
| Central bank | Bank of Latvia  |
| Currency | euro  |
| Headquarters location | Riga  |
| Shares border with | Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko  |
| Replaces | Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, Pskov Governorate  |
| Language used | Latvian, Latgalian, Latvian Sign Language, Russian, Livonian  |
| Studied by | Q20563295  |
| Postal code | LV-1919  |
| Official website |    |
| Hashtag | Latvia  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .lv  |
| Flag | flag of Latvia  |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Latvia  |
| Geography of topic | Пeography of Latvia  |
| Has characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Latvia  |
| Railway traffic side | right  |
| Open data portal | The Latvian Open data portal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Latvia  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Latvia  |
| Mobile country code | 247  |
| Telephone country code | +371  |
| Trunk prefix | no value  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 110, 113  |
| GS1 country code | 475  |
| Licence plate code | LV  |
| Maritime identification digits | 275  |
| Unicode character | 🇱🇻  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Latvia  |

**Latvia**, Republic of Latvia, yi kin chi Baltic region nyan northern Europe'o. Wun dan mini Baltic states guta eko Estonia lo north ah be Lithuania lo south. Wun de gangani be Russia east'o ah be Belarus southeast'o chi de maritime border be Sweden west'o. Latvia de epe kin 64,573 km2 (24,933 sq mi), be eza sunsun 1.83 million nyin. Kin wuncin de temperate seasonal Climate. Ezhiti'u toh ezhiko nan wancin gan nan yi Riga. Latvians, nan zhi yi titular nation chi de 65.5% nyan eza sunsun kin wuncin, dan mini ethnolinguistic group nyan Balts che ta Latvian. Russians ga yi ezhimi tetengi wunci'o nan, be ganfi nyan eza sunsun ezhi wuncin 37.7% nyan eza sunsun wuncin'e ta Russian ke ezhimi'a nan.

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