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LATVIA |
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Location: Europe
Capital: Riga (770.000 inhab.)
Main Cities: Liepaja, Ventspils, Daugavpils, Jelgava
Population: 2,400,000
Area: 64,610 km2
Coin: 1 lat = 100 santimi
Languages: Latvian, Russian, Lithuanian
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox
The Independence's Year: 1991
Mountains: Gaizina Kalns
Rivers: Occidental Dvina, Gauja, Lielupe, Venta |
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It is the central state of the three Baltic republics, among Estonia to north and Lithuania to south.The territory, rich of lakes, is level or pleasantly undulated, enriched from the splendid capital: Riga.
This last, the greatest city of the Baltic (almost 800.000 inhabitants) region, is an ancient hanseatic center on the Occidental Dvina, very alive and pleasant city, rich of magnificent monumental buildings.
In the southern part of Latvia, near the Lithuanian border, the splendid Rundales Pils rises, Winter Palace, masterpiece of the Baroque Latvian.
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Photographies to greater solution can be found to the page The Great North Gallery |
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