Latvia borders Estonia on the north, Lithuania in the south, the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Riga in the west, Russia in the east, and Belarus in the southeast. Latvia is largely a fertile lowland with numerous lakes and hills to the east.

Government - Parliamentary democracy.

Land area: 24,552 sq mi (63,589 sq km); total area: 24,938 sq mi (64,589 sq km)

Population (2006 est.): 2,274,735 (growth rate: -0.7%); birth rate: 9.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.3/1000; life expectancy: 71.3; density per sq mi: 91

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Riga, 867,700 (metro. area), 706,200 (city proper)

Other large cities: Daugavpils, 111,700; Liepaja, 82,300

Monetary unit: Lats

Languages: Latvian 58% (official), Russian 38%, Lithuanian, other (2000)

Ethnicity/race: Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belorussian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)

Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

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