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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
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Capital city with population
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Riga - 874,000 |
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Forested Land
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47.1% |
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[44th of 193]
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Largest city
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Riga |
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Largest city population
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921,000 |
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[92nd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Riga - 874,000 |
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Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania |
Map references
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[116th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[106th of 190]
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Natural resources
peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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58°05'N |
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Population density
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36.44 people per sqkm |
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[159th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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36.93 people/m²
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[145th of 204]
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Precipitation
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636 mm |
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[60th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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67.84 people/km² of arable lan |
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[64th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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64,590 km²
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[122nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Gaizinkalns |
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Terrain
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low plain |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija
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