# Letonia

| Republic of Latvia*Latvijas Republika* |
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| **Motto:**Latvian: *Tēvzemei un Brīvībai* (English: "For Fatherland and Freedom") |
| **Pambangsang Dalit:Dievs, svētī Latviju!* |
| Location of Latvia   |
| **Tungku (Sentru/Sidduan)** (and largest city)
  | Riga ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Kikilalanan a amanu | Latvian |
| Gubiernu | Parliamentary democracy |
| Independence |
| Lualas |
|  -  | Kaganapan/Kabilugan | 64,589 km2 (123rd) 24,938 sq mi  |
|  -  | Danuman (%) | 1.5% |
| Populasiun |
|  -  | July 2005 mga | 2,290,237 (138th) |
|  -  | Pangasiksik | 35/km2 (137th) 90.6/sq mi |
| **GDP** (PPP) | 2005 mga |
|  -  | Kaganapan/Kabilugan | $29.42 billion (93rd) |
|  -  | Balang katau | $12,800 (72nd) |
| **HDI** (2003) | 0.836 (high) (48th) |
| Pera | Euro (`EUR`)  |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
|  -  | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Internet TLD | .lv |
| Calling code | 371 |

Ing **Latvia**, opisyal ing **Repubika ning Latvia**, keng amanung English **Republic of Latvia** (Latvian: *Latvija* or *Latvijas Republika*), metung yang bangsa king pangulung-aslagan ning Europa. Ing sepu ning Latvia ilapin deng aduang kalupa nang Baltic states - Estonia king pangulu at ing Lithuania king mauli -at Russia at Belarus king aslagan. King albugan, ing Latvia sosyu keng maritime sepu ning Sweden. Ing tungku ning Latvia iyapin ing Riga (Latvian: *Rīga*). Ing Latvia kayanib ya keng Pisanmetung a Europa manibat inyang Mayu 1 2004.

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| Pisanmetung a Europa (EU) |  |
| Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Netherlands • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia • Espanya • Sweden • United Kingdom |

| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) |  |
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| Belgium | Bulgaria | Canada | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | The Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States of America |

 Bangsa at Territoryu ning Europa

Albania | Andorra | Armenia2 | Austria | Azerbaijan1 | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus2 | Czech Republic | Denmark | Espanya| Estonia | Finland | France | Georgia1 | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Kazakhstan1 | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | Monaco | Montenegru | Netherlands | Norway | Pangulung Makedonia | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia1 | San Marino | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey1 | Ukraine | United Kingdom | Lakanbalen;Vatican

**Aliwang Territoryu:** Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 | Faroe Islands | Gibraltar | Guernsey | Jan Mayen | Jersey | PUlu ning  Man | Svalbard

**Era-kikilalanan a Bangsa:** Abkhazia | Kosovo | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | Mauling Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic ning Northern Cyprus2

Geographical notes: (1) Aliwa atiu Asia; (2) Eganagana Asia oneng atin yang pangataid king sociopoilitkal kiing Europa.