Latvia
Republic of Latvia
You are here: Home >
About Latvia
Latvia is mostly covered by forests with over 12,000 small rivers and over 3,000 lakes. It is a wonderfull destination for those loving outdoors.
The capital of Latvia is Riga, the biggest city in the Baltic states that celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2001. Riga famous for its extensive Jugendstil architecture, lies on the shallow Gulf of Riga and has a beautifull historic centre which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Top destinations in Latvia
Cities in Latvia
General information
- Capital: Riga
- Language: Latvian (official), Russian, Lithuanian and other
- Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters
- Timezone: UTC+2
- Currency: 1 Latvian lat (LVL) = 100 santims
- Electricity plugs: c f (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 2,290,237 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode + 371
- Toplevel domain .lv
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
Religion: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
National holiday: Independence Day, 18 November (1918)
Travel tips
There are no Travel tips yet
Add a Travel tip
Did you visit this Destination?
And become one of the EnjoyYourWorld Photographers
And show travellers YOUR BEST PICTURES OF THE WORLD. Everyone has a different view on this world and that makes your pictures so special, so don’t wait any longer and send us your pictures right now!! And become one of our EnjoyYourWorld photographers.