Latvia
Republic of Latvia
Latvia sits in Northern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Riga
615.8K
Daugavpils
78.1K
Liepāja
67.4K
Population
1.8M
1,842,226 people
Area
64.6K km2
64,559 square kilometers
Density
29/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Riga
56.95, 24.1
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Latvia, officially listed here as Republic of Latvia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Latvia, LV, LVA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Latvia is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,842,226 people and a land area of 64,559 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 29 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 57, 25, while the capital coordinate reference is 56.95, 24.1. Latvia shares listed land borders with BLR, EST, LTU, RUS, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Riga (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava and Jūrmala. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Latvia, capital of Latvia, and major urban areas in Latvia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Latvia uses calling code +371, postal format LV-####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Latvian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as LV. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 34 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Latvia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
LV / LVA
Top-level domains
.lv
Continents
Europe
Border countries
BLR, EST, LTU, RUS
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
LV
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Latvia is represented by the LV country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Riga
Rīga
615,764
primary
#2
Daugavpils
Augšdaugava
78,126
admin
#3
Liepāja
Liepāja
67,421
admin
#4
Jelgava
Jelgava
54,834
admin
#5
Jūrmala
Jūrmala
52,001
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+371
Postal format
LV-####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Latvian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
34
2023