Latvia - Introduction
Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Latvia. Here, we have some interesting facts about Latvia. Latvia (officially: Republic of Latvia) is a country in Europe, precisely in Northern Europe, with a population of about 1.8 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-02). The capital city of Republic of Latvia is Riga, and the official country TLD code is .lv. Latvia has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as LV, LVA, LAT, 428 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Several eastern Baltic tribes merged in medieval times to form the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but the USSR annexed it in 1940 -- an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 25% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia joined both NATO and the EU in 2004; it joined the euro zone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016.
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