Latvia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Latvia

Capital City: Riga

Population: 2,274,735 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.67% (2006)

Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)

Languages: Latvian

Area: 64,589 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.8% (December 2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.5% (2005)

Domain extension: .lv

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF LATVIA

Location:

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania

Geographic Co-ordinates:

57 00 N, 25 00 E

Area - total:

64,589 sq km

Area - total:

64,589 sq km

Area - land:

63,589 sq km

Area - water:

1,000 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,368 km

Border Countries:

Belarus 167 km, Estonia 343 km, Lithuania 576 km, Russia 282 km

Terrain:

low plain

Elevation - highest point:

Galzina Kalns 312 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Baltic Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land

Arable Land:

28.19%

Permanent Crops:

0.45%

Other Land Use:

71.36% (2005)

Natural Hazards: