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Europe — Northern Europe
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇱🇻 Latvia
Republic of Latvia
aka Latvija — endonym
1.8M
Population
World #149
64,559 km²
Land Area
World #126
$45.5 billion
GDP (USD)
World #98
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Did You Know?
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Latvia is the world's #149 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #126 globally by land area — covering about 0.04% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #98 worldwide with a GDP of $45.5 billion USD.
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Population density is 28.4 people per km² — world rank #190.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Riga
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Phone Code
+371
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Internet TLD
.lv
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Nationality
Latvian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
LV / LVA / 428
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Coordinates
57.00°, 25.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$45.5 billion USD
World rank #98 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$24,877
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
28.4 /km²
World density rank #190
€
Euro
EUR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
1,830,400
World rank #149 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Latvian
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Demonym
Latvian
What its people are called
🗣️ Latvian
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
64,559 km²
0.04% of Earth's landmass • World #126
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Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Europe/Riga
EET — Eastern European Time
“Latvia” Around the World
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لاتفيا
جمهورية لاتفيا
bre
Latvia
Republik Latvia
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Lotyšsko
Lotyšská republika
deu
Lettland
Republik Lettland
est
Läti
Läti Vabariik
fin
Latvia
Latvian tasavalta
fra
Lettonie
République de Lettonie
hrv
Latvija
Republika Latvija
hun
Lettország
Lett Köztársaság
ita
Lettonia
Repubblica di Lettonia
jpn
ラトビア
ラトビア共和国
kor
라트비아
라트비아 공화국
nld
Letland
Republiek Letland
per
لتونی
جمهوری لتونی
pol
Łotwa
Republika Łotewska
por
Letónia
República da Letónia
rus
Латвия
Латвийская Республика
slk
Lotyšsko
Lotyšská republika
spa
Letonia
República de Letonia
srp
Letonija
Republika Letonija
swe
Lettland
Republiken Lettland
tur
Letonya
Letonya Cumhuriyeti
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لٹویا
جمہوریہ لٹویا
zho
拉脱维亚
拉脱维亚共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
LV
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ISO Alpha-3
LVA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
428
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
LV-####
e.g. regex: ^(?:LV)*(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q211
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Also Spelled As
LV • Republic of Latvia • Latvijas Republika
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