Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly larger than West Virginia |
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Area > Land
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63,589 sq km |
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[121st of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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28.319 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[64th of 227]
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Area > Total
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64,589 sq km |
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[128th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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28.765 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[64th of 231]
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Area > Water
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1,000 sq km |
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[97th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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445.35 sq km per million people |
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[54th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Riga - 874,000 |
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Climate
maritime; wet, moderate winters |
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Coastline
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498 km |
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[118th of 271]
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County > Overview > Number
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26 |
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County > Overview > Plural
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rajoni |
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County > Overview > Singular
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rajons |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Galzina Kalns 312 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Baltic Sea 0 m |
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Europe > Area
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64,589 km²
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[22nd of 38]
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Forested Land
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47.1% |
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[44th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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57 00 N, 25 00 E |
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Geography > Note
most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east |
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Irrigated land
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200 sq km |
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[129th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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86.009 sq km per million people |
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[114th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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62,290 km²
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[122nd of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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27.077 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[60th of 206]
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land border lengths > J-L > Number of neighbours
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4
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[7th of 16]
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land border lengths > J-L > Total Borders
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1,150 km
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[10th of 16]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Belarus 171 km, Estonia 343 km, Lithuania 576 km, Russia 292 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,382 km |
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[110th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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615.474 km per million people |
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[27th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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28.19% |
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[25th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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71.36% |
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[193rd of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.45% |
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[145th of 258]
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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 population (per capita)
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0.402 per capita |
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[14th 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
Europe |
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 nautical mile |
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[38th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[26th of 191]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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28.077 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[60th of 207]
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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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