NationMaster - Latvian Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly larger than West Virginia
Area > Total	128 sq km	[128th of 248]
Area > Water	97 sq km	[97th of 237]
Capital city with population	Riga - 874,000
Climate maritime; wet, moderate winters
Coastline	110 km	[110th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Galzina Kalns 312 m
Forested Land	44%	[44th of 193]
Geography > Note most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east
Irrigated land	129 sq km	[129th of 185]
Largest city	Riga
Largest city population	92	[92nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Riga - 874,000
Location Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
Map references Europe
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Natural resources peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land
Population density	159 people per sqkm	[159th of 256]
Precipitation	60 mm	[60th of 95]
Terrain	low plain

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Continental shelf - the LOS Convention (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal State as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal State, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija

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