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After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
Belarus 167 km, Estonia 343 km, Lithuania 576 km, Russia 282 km |
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2,300,500
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$6,973.19
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Riga - 874,000 |
Riga - 874,000 |
Alternative names:
Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija |
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