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| − | '''Latvia''' (Latvian: Latvija), officially known as the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern [[Europe]]. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states Baltic states]. It is bordered by [[Estonia]] to the north, [[Lithuania]] to the south, [[Russia]] to the east, [[Belarus]] to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with [[Sweden]] to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate. The Baltic Sea moderates climate, although it has four distinct seasons and snowy winters. | + | '''Latvia''' (Latvian: Latvija), officially known as the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern [[Europe]]. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states Baltic states]. It is bordered by [[Estonia]] to the north, [[Lithuania]] to the south, [[Russia]] to the east, [[Belarus]] to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with [[Country:Sweden|Sweden]] to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate. The Baltic Sea moderates climate, although it has four distinct seasons and snowy winters. |
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Revision as of 19:34, 23 September 2020
Latvia (Latvian: Latvija), officially known as the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate. The Baltic Sea moderates climate, although it has four distinct seasons and snowy winters.
Zones
There are 28 turfzones in the country all belonging to the same and only region, Latvia. One of these counts as a world heritage site, two as trainstation zones, one as a nationalpark, five as monument zones, two as holy zones, and two as bridge zones.
- Bibliotēkas (2017)
- BoatPark (2015)
- ByZunds (2015)
- Daugavpils
(2018) - DockBridge (2015)
- FreedomZone
(2013) - Gauja
(2017) - Jēkaba (2017)
- Kolkasrags (2019)
- Kronvalda
(2015) - LatviaMuseum (2013)
- LīvuSquare (2017)
- NashPark (2017)
- Ostvaldam (2017)
- PēteraBaznīca
(2017) - PlayaRiga (2015)
- Riga
(2015) - RigaAirport (2017)
- RigaBridge (2013)
- RigaDoms (2013)
- RigaEsplanāde (2015)
- RīgasStacija (2017)
- SkontoHalle (2017)
- Svētavots (2017)
- Tāls (2017)
- Uzvaraz (2015)
- Valzivs (2018)
- Памятник (2018)
Updated 2020-06-12
Country specific medals
No country specific medals
