Latvia September 11, 2023 Baltic , Baltic countries , Baltic Sea , colony , Daugava , Daugava River , demographic decline , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , Francophonie , golfe de Riga , Irbe Strait , langues balto-finnoises , Latvia , Latvija , Latvijas Republika , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Riga , Russia , russian , Russian Empire , Russian language , USSR , Western Dvina Official name Republic of Latvia Name in local language Latvijas Republika (lv) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 156e ) 1,883,008 inhabitants (2023) Population growth -0.54 % / year Area 64,573 km² Density 29.16 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 95e )41.154 billions $USD (2022) GDP/capita (ranking ) 21,851 $USD (2022) GDP growth 2.00 % / year (2022) Life expectancy (ranking ) 74.40 years (2022) Birth rate 8.50 ‰ (2022) Fertility rate 1.50 children / woman (2022) Death rate (ranking ) 16.40 ‰ (2022) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 2.40 ‰ (2022) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2023) Official languages Latvian Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 53e )0.863 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )611.00 (2022) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Head of State President Edgars Rinkēvičs National Day 18 November (declaration of independence of 1918) ISO Codes LV, LVA Demonym Latvian Tourists (ranking ) 478,000 people (2021)
Latvia is a North European country member of the European Union since May 2004. Located on the eastern side of the Baltic Sea, it is one of the three Baltic countries, former members of the USSR. It is bordered by Lithuania to the south and Estonia to the north. The country also has land borders in the east with Russia and in the south-east with Belarus . Latvia has been a member of the euro area since January 2014.
Beach, Latvia Riga, capitale of Latvia, by night Riga, capitale of Latvia Urban areas (2022) Urban areas Population Riga 1,070,201 inhabitants Daugavpils 79,120 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Courland (Kurzeme) 243,032 inhabitants 13,607 km² Latgale 264,857 inhabitants 14,550 km² Pieriga (Pierīga) 367,266 inhabitants 10,135 km² Riga 637,971 inhabitants 304 km² Semigallia (Zemgale) 232,759 inhabitants 10,732 km² Vidzeme 188,494 inhabitants 15,245 km²
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