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The city of Latvia
Latvia is a European country officially known as the Republic of Latvia, and its capital is the city of Riga, with a land area of 64,589 km², and the system of government in it is a parliamentary republic, and its national motto is (Union – Peace – Prosperity), and belongs to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations, and the European Union , The World Trade Organization, the Council of Europe, NATO, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Center for International Dispute Resolution and the International Finance Corporation.
Latvia website
It is astronomically located on the longitude 25 ° east of the Greenwich Line, and on the latitude 57 ° north of the equator, and it is located geographically in the eastern European continent, specifically in the Baltic region, bordered on the northern side by Estonia, bordered on the south side by Lithuania, and bordered on the southeast side Belarus, bordered on the eastern side by the Russian Federation, and also shares maritime borders with Sweden on the western side.
Tourism in Latvia
Latvia is famous for its tourism in its mild seasonal climate, as it is mild in the winter, and nautical in the summer, and because it contains an infrastructure that is ready to receive tourists from restaurants, hotels and transportation, and also because it has a large number of attractive tourist attractions such as:
- Riga Old Town: It is a popular neighborhood with cobbled streets and medieval buildings.
- Rondal Palace and Museum: It is located in the southern side of Latvia, specifically in the middle of the fertile plains.
- Koldega City: Dating back to the Middle Ages, located on the banks of the Venta River, and away from the capital city of Riga at a distance of 155 km, it features several activities such as hiking, horse riding, bike, and fishing.
- Guaga National Park: It is one of the largest and oldest parks in Latvia, with an area of 90 thousand hectares, and is characterized by its natural springs, its biological diversity, its terrain and its caves.
- Jurmala Resort: It is 25 km from the capital Riga, and it is characterized by its mineral water, moderate climate, natural resources and mud treatment.
Important historical events in Latvia
- Latvia was founded as a republic in the year 1918 AD.
- The Russians occupied it twice; the first from 1940 to 1941 CE, and the second from 1945 to 1991 CE.
- Nazi Germany ruled it from 1941 to 1945.
General information about Latvia
- Latvian is an official language.
- Its population consists of several ethnic groups such as Latvians, minorities of Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians, Poles, and Lithuanians.
- Administrative divided into 118 administrative regions, and includes 9 cities and 109 municipalities.
- The Latvian currency and the euro are two official currencies, and its GDP, according to 2010 estimates, was 32.513 billion USD.
