| 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 |