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most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east

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Latvia
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Capital:Riga
Currency:Latvian lat (LVL)
Languages:Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
Population:2,306,306
Area:64,589
Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Historic Centre of Riga
  • Struve Geodetic Arc *
See the UNESCO website for more details
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Riga
The medieval splendor of Riga is protected by UNESCO. With some great architecture, romantic bars and energetic nightlife Riga is a great place to visit.
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WEATHER DATA FOR LATVIA




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Rainfall is in millimeters (mm)
Regional weather data available for...LIEPAJA RIGA


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Bulgaria Population 7 million. Troubled by corruption and political instability. Dozens of people, including 14 police, injured during riots in Sofia last week. Latvia Population 2.2 million. Centre-right government likely to call elections after riots over harsh conditions following IMF bail-out. Lithuania Population 3.5 million. Street clashes and 86 arrests after 7,000 people attended a Vilnius rally called by trade unions to protest at public sector pay cuts, reduced social security payments, an increase in VAT and an end to tax breaks on medicine and home heating. Estonia Population 1.4 million. So far calm, and government has more reserves of cash and public confidence than elsewhere, but a 3.5% contraction in the economy in the third quarter of last year is likely to cause problems. Support for the prime minister, Andrus Ansip, and his government is falling quickly.

Latvia's president lashed out at lawmakers Wednesday and threatened to dissolve Parliament after more than 40 people were injured in the worst rioting since the Baltic country split from the Soviet Union in 1991.


Spain lost a million jobs in 2008. Madrid is bracing for 16pc unemployment by year's end. An EU debt union is being created, in breach of EU law. Liabilities are being shifted quietly on to German taxpayers. What happens when Germany's hard-working citizens find out?


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The House of the Blackheads on Rātslaukums (Town Hall Square) and statue of Saint Rowland, in the old city of Riga, Latvia, Eastern Europe.

Originally constructed in 1344 for the Brotherhood of the Blackheads Guild (an organisation for unmarried foreign merchants in Riga), major work was done in the years 1580 and 1886, when most of the ornamentation was added.

The structure was heavily bombed by the Germans on June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. Reconstruction was carried out in time for Riga's 800th anniversary in 2001.

Taken on December 30, 2006.


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