Latvie

The Republic o Latvie (Latvie: Latvijas Republika, Livonian: Leţmō Vabāmō), for ordinar kent as Latvie juist, or whiles Lettland, is a kintra in nor-aestren Europe.

Republic o Latvie Latvijas Republika  (Latvie)
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Anthem:  Dievs, svētī Latviju! God Bless Latvie!
Location o  Latvie  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Caipital and largest city	Riga 56°57′N 24°6′E
Offeecial leids	Latviea
Ethnic groups (2017[1])	62.0% Latvies 25.4% Roushies 3.3% Belaroushies 2.2% Ukrainians 2.1% Poles 1.2% Lithuanies 4.8% ithers / unspecified
Demonym(s)	Latvian
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar constitutional republic
• Preses	Egils Levits
• Prime Meenister	Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš
• Speaker o the Saeima	Ināra Mūrniece
Legislatur	Saeima
Unthirldom
• Declaredb	18 November 1918[2]
• Recognised	26 January 1921
• Soviet occupation	5 August 1940
• Nazi German occupation	10 Julie 1941
• Soviet re-occupation	1944
• Annoonced unthirldom	4 May 1990
• Restored unthirldom	21 August 1991[3]
• Unthirldom recognised bi the Soviet Union	6 September 1991
• Admittit tae the Unitit Naitions	17 September 1991
• Jyned the European Union	1 Mey 2004
Aurie
• Total	64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) (122nd)
• Water (%)	1.57% (1,014 km2)
Population
• 2016 estimate	1,953,200[4] (148th)
• 2011 census	2,070,371[5]
• Density	34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi) (166th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$53.467 billion[6]
• Per capita	$28,999[6]
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Tot	$30.176 billion[6]
• Per capita	$17,241[6]
Gini (2016)	34.5[7] medium
HDI (2015)	0.830[8] verra heich · 44t
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+371
ISO 3166 code	LV
Internet TLD	.lvc
Latvie is the sole offeecial leid.[9][10] Livonian is considered an indigenous language and has special legal status.[11] Latgalian written leid an Latvie Sign Leid an aa hae special legal status.[12] Latvie is de jure conteenous wi its declaration o 18 November 1918. The .eu domain is an aa uised, as it is shared wi ither European Union member states.

Territorial organization

Ane o the three Baltic States alang the Baltic Sea, it mairches ontae Estonie tae the north, Roushie tae the east, Belaroushie tae the sooth-east, an Lithuanie tae the sooth.