| Country name: |
Latvia |
| Capital: |
Riga |
| Country code: |
322 |
| Continent: |
Europe |
| Currency name: |
Latvian lats |
| Independence: |
1990-05-04 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
4 May 1990 declared; 6 September 1991 recognized by the Soviet Union |
| Total area (km2): |
64,589 |
| Land area (km2): |
62,249 |
| Water area (km2): |
2,340 |
| Population: |
2,178,443 |
| Population note: |
2,178,443 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Latvian |
| All languages: |
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
| Time zone: |
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+371 |
| Domain: |
.lv |
