Latvia: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 56.88011 / longitude: 24.45652

General information

Population

This country represents 0.026% of the world's population with about 1,957,600 individuals.

Economy

It is ranked 89# in the world with a GDP of $39,853,501,579 USD in 2021. In this country a Big Mac is worth 3.00€ (around $3.07 USD). The currency symbol is €, and the ISO code for that currency is EUR.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Historic Centre of Riga. Interesting food you need to try here: Latke.

Geography

Riga is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia. Country territory measures 64,559 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Rīga, Jūrmala, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Liepāja. People from this country speak these languages: Latvian.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Latvia, Riga Technical University.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia is a good place to find out more details on this country. Phone numbers start with +371, the ISO code is LV, the domain name ".lv" is used by the country's websites

Summary

Flag
ISO code LV
Capital Riga
Population 1,957,600
World percentage 0.026%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Latvian
GDP (2021) $39,853,501,579
GDP position #89
Big Mac local price 3.00€
Big Mac USD price $3.07
Currency code EUR
Currency symbol
National dish Latke
TLD .lv
Phone prefix +371
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia