Latvia (/ˈlætviə/ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes /ˈlɑːtviə/ LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija Latvian pronunciation: [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia, is... 197 KB (18,026 words) - 09:03, 7 May 2024 |
This is a list of holidays in Latvia. Latvia's National Holidays, Remembrance and Festive Days, the Latvian Institute Law on public holidays, remembrance... 2 KB (30 words) - 07:18, 23 October 2023 |
Latvian (endonym: latviešu valoda, pronounced [ˈlatviɛʃu ˈvaluɔda]), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European... 50 KB (4,798 words) - 03:05, 1 April 2024 |
The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during... 125 KB (14,891 words) - 11:42, 7 May 2024 |
Latvia national football team (Latvian: Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football... 64 KB (1,854 words) - 10:56, 12 April 2024 |
The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Europe and is part of the European Single Market. Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)... 30 KB (2,404 words) - 00:54, 4 May 2024 |
(Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia.... 18 KB (354 words) - 02:04, 4 April 2024 |
Government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia. The Constitution of Latvia (Latvian: Satversme) defines Latvia as a parliamentary... 20 KB (122 words) - 11:10, 2 May 2024 |
Demographic features of the population of the historical territory of Latvia include population density, ethnic background, education level, health of... 64 KB (2,622 words) - 15:24, 12 April 2024 |
Riga (redirect from Riga, Latvia) city of Latvia, as well as the most populous city in the Baltic States. Home to 609,489 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population... 104 KB (9,359 words) - 17:44, 3 May 2024 |
Latvia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European platform, between Estonia and Lithuania... 39 KB (2,896 words) - 20:40, 24 March 2024 |
The main religion traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity. As of 2019[update], it is the largest religion (68.84%), though only about 7% of the... 16 KB (1,260 words) - 23:20, 6 May 2024 |
Look up Latvian, latvian, or Lettish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Latvian may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Latvia Latvians, a Baltic... 531 bytes (98 words) - 14:20, 15 March 2019 |
minister of Latvia (Latvian: ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers... 43 KB (267 words) - 18:21, 3 May 2024 |
Latvianization (sometimes Lettization) is a cultural assimilation of something non-Latvian into Latvian. This process was an important component during... 9 KB (1,012 words) - 16:32, 15 February 2024 |
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce... 20 KB (389 words) - 08:23, 25 February 2024 |
Foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation... 47 KB (1,444 words) - 17:52, 5 May 2024 |
history of the Jews in Latvia dates back to the first Jewish colony established in Piltene in 1571. Jews contributed to Latvia's development until the... 50 KB (6,200 words) - 13:05, 30 April 2024 |
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023. The... 28 KB (280 words) - 18:19, 7 May 2024 |
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany (1941–1945) Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic... 963 bytes (98 words) - 10:12, 4 June 2023 |
List of regions of Baltic States by Human Development Index (redirect from List of regions of Latvia by Human Development Index) This is a list of the regions of the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by Human Development Index as of 2021. List of countries by Human Development... 2 KB (51 words) - 06:53, 27 September 2023 |
The national flag of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940... 16 KB (1,752 words) - 17:03, 7 May 2024 |
In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled... 45 KB (5,752 words) - 07:51, 25 February 2024 |
The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents lit. 'State President of Latvia') is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National... 36 KB (4,193 words) - 12:33, 13 February 2024 |
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was de facto one of the constituent republics of the... 59 KB (6,373 words) - 17:02, 23 April 2024 |