Latvia

Area: 64 589 km²

Population: 2 259 810(2007)

Populationdensity: 35 pers./km²

Capital: Riga

Governmenttype: Parliamentary republic

Officiallanguages: Latvian

Ethnicgroups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%,Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2%

Religion: Lutheran, RomanCatholic, Russian Orthodox

Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)

Timezone: UTC+2, summer UTC+3

Administrativedivisions: Latvia is divided into 109 regions and 9 republiccities.

Highestpoint: Gaizins 312 m

Longestriver: Gauja River 452 km

Largestlake: Lake Lubana 80.7 km²

Largestcities: Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, Jurmala

Callingcode: +371

InternetTLD: .lv