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European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says • Mar. 9, 2025, 6:44 AM ET (CNN)
War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals • Mar. 8, 2025, 4:28 AM ET (CBC)
‘Flow’ wins animated feature Academy Award, delivering Latvia its first Oscar • Mar. 3, 2025, 11:00 AM ET (AP)
Hometown pride in Riga after 'Flow' wins Latvia's first Oscar • Mar. 3, 2025, 5:44 AM ET (AP)
Latvia FM: Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he couldn't in Ukraine war — weaken the US • Feb. 26, 2025, 1:13 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Republic of Latvia • Latvijas Republika • Latvija
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Evika Siliņa
Capital Riga
Population (2025 est.) 1,846,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Edgars Rinkēvičs
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament, or Saeima [100])
Official Language Latvian
Official Religion none
Official Name Latvijas Republika (Republic of Latvia)
Total Area (Sq Km) 64,594
Total Area (Sq Mi) 24,940
Monetary Unit euro (€)1
Population Rank (2023) 150
Population Projection 2030 1,658,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 74
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 28.6
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2023) 69.8% • Rural: (2023) 30.2%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 70.4 years • Female: (2023) 80.4 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 100% • Female: (2021) 100%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 41,337
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 21,970
1The euro (€) replaced the lats (Ls) on January 1, 2014, at an exchange rate of €1 = Ls 0.70.

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