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Government	Parliamentary Republic
Date of Establishment	18.11.1918
President	Andris Berzins
Colour of Flag	Red and White
Capital	Riga
Currency	Euro
Neighbouring Countries	Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus and by a maritime border to the west with Sweden
Area	64,589 km²
Population	2005200 (Approx)
Religion	Christianity
Official Language	Latvian

Latvia lies in Northern Europe, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea and northwestern part of the East European craton.
The total length of Latvia's boundary is 1,866 km.
Latvia has a temperate climate that has been described in various sources as either humid continental. Winter starts in mid-December and lasts until mid-March. Summer starts in June and lasts until August.
Latvia is a member of NATO, European Union, United Nations & Council of Europe.
Latvia is a unitary state, currently divided into 110 one-level municipalities and 9 republican cities (Latvian: republikas pilsetas) with their own city council and administration: Daugavpils, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Valmiera and Ventspils
Riga International Airport is the busiest airport in the Baltic states with 4.7 million passengers approximately .
The sole official language of Latvia is Latvian, which belongs to the Baltic language group. The English language is widely accepted in Latvia, especially in business and tourism.
Riga Technical University and University of Latvia are two major universities in the country, both been established on the basis of Riga Polytechnical Institute and located in Riga.

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