| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Latvian | Other languages: Lithuanian, Russian |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .lv | International Dialling Code: 371 |
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For help planning your trip to Latvia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Latvia trip planning page.
Further information on Latvia
Discover more about Latvia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 64,589 sq km (1,000 sq km under water)
Coastline: 498 km (Baltic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Belarus (171km), Estonia (343km), Lithuania (576km), Russia (292km)
Highest mountain: Galzina Kalns (312m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Latvia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 39/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 37/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 28/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 43/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 43/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Latvia Status: Independent Country
Population: 2,165,165 (rank: 140/196) Density: 33.5 people/sq km (rank: 144/196)
Ethnic groups: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)
Religions: Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
GDP (PPP): $38.87 billion GDP per capita: $19,100 (rank: 56/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.