Latvia#
Several eastern Baltic tribes merged in medieval times to form the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca.
Government type: parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Edgars RINKEVICS (since 8 July 2023).
Facts#
Capital |
Riga |
Region |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania |
Area |
total : 64,589 sq km; land: 62,249 sq km; water: 2,340 sq km |
Population |
1,888,439 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4% (2011 est.) |
Currency |
euros (EUR) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.lv |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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