Currency:
Euro
Official language:
Latvian
Population:
1.87 million
Capital city:
Riga
Emergency number:
112
On the world map, Latvia is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea at the crossroads of Northern and Eastern Europe. Latvia, a parliamentary republic, is bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania to the south, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. The total length of Latvia’s coastline is 498 km.
Latvians love going foraging for mushrooms and berries. Every Latvian knows “a spot” - an untouched corner deep within a forest rich with wild blueberry bushes or chanterelle spawns. A true mark of friendship with a Latvian is when they’re willing to share their secret location.