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Latvia



Latvija

Latviešu Latvija - Latvijas Republika

Latvijas Republika ir neatkarīga un suverēna republika Eiropas ziemeļaustrumos, viena no trijām Baltijas valstīm Baltijas jūras austrumu krastā. Latvija robežojas ar Igauniju ziemeļos, Krieviju austrumos, Baltkrieviju dienvidaustrumos un Lietuvu dienvidos. (Sīkāk skat. Latvijas robežas). 2004. gada 29. martā Latvija kļuva par NATO dalībvalsti, bet 2004. gada 1. maijā - par Eiropas Savienības dalībvalsti.

Русский Латвия - Латвийская Республика[1]

Латвийская Республика – прибалтийское государство, столица – г. Рига (721 тыс., 2006). Географически, в зависмости от контекста, относится как к Восточной, так и Северной Европе.

Līvõ kēļ Leţmō - um mō Eirōpõs, Vālda mier jūr. Kilgs um Ēstimō, Krīevõmō, Vāldakrīevõmō ja Leišmō. Sin teritōrij um 64 589 km², Leţmōl jelāb 2 258 400 rovštõ (2009. āigast aprils). Leţmō pǟjālgab um Rīgõ.
Latgalīšu volūda Latveja -vaļsteiba Europā pi Baļtejis jiurys. Golvysmīsts — Reiga.
Other languages Deutsch: Lettland - ist ein Staat in Nordeuropa, im Zentrum des Baltikums gelegen. Es grenzt im Süden an Litauen, im Südosten an Belarus, im Osten an Russland, im Norden an Estland und im Westen an die Ostsee.
English Latvia - Republic of Latvia

The Republic of Latvia is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia shares land borders with two fellow Baltic states – ► Estonia to the north and ► Lithuania to the south – and both ► Russia and ► Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with ► Sweden. The capital of Latvia is Riga (Latvian: Rīga). Latvia has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004.


Short name  Latvia
Official name Republic of Latvia
Status Independent country from 1918, subject to soviet and nazi military occupation from 1940 to 1991, regained indipendence in 1991. member of the ► European Union since 2004.
Location North Europe
Capital Rīga
Population 1,842,226 inhabitants
Area 64,589 square kilometres (24,938 sq mi)
Major languages Latvian (official) and Russian
Major religions Protestantism, Catholicism, Russian Orthodoxy
More information Latvia, Geography of Latvia, History of Latvia and Politics of Latvia
More images Latvia - Latvia (Category).

General maps

Karte Latvija
Карта Латвии
Map of Latvia
Fiziskās ģeogrāfiskās kartes
Физико-географическая карта
Physical geography map
Latvija un Baltijas jūras
Латвии и Балтийского моря
Latvia and the Baltic Sea

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Vēsturiskajiem novadiem
Исторические регионы
Historical regions
Latvijas rajoni
Districts of Latvia
Lv. Latvijas administratīvais iedalījums
Ru. Административное деление Латвии
Ltg. Latvejis administrativais teritoriskais dalejums
En. Subdivisions of Latvia
De. Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands

Административное деление Латвии
Subdivisions of Latvia
Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Latvia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Latvia.

Baltu cilšu ap 1200.
Балтийские племена около 1200.
Baltic Tribes around AD 1200.
Baltischen Stämme um 1200.
Livonija
Терра Мариана, 1260.
The Medieval Livonia in 1260.
Alt-Livland
Государство Тевтонского ордена 1225-1250
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1225-1250
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1225-1250
Государство Тевтонского ордена 1308–1455
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1308–1455
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1308–1455
Государство Тевтонского ордена 1466
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1466
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1466
Livonija un Kurzeme 1619
Лифляндии и Курляндии в 1619 году
Livonia and Courland in 1619
Livland und Kurland im Jahre 1619
Lettland under svenskt styre
Latvia under Swedish occupation in 1646 (Treaty of Brömsebro)
Sweden incl. Latvia in 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde)
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in 1740, part of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth
Krievijas impērija
Российская Империя
Russian Empire
Krievijas impērija, 1866
Российская Империя, 1866
The Russian Empire in 1866
History of the Russian Empire (in German)
Ethnic map of European Russia before the First World War (in French)
Russia in 1912
Russian Civil War
Independent Latvia in 1920
In 1940 Latvia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Location of the USSR
The republics of the USSR
Latvia in the USSR
Evolution of the Soviet Union
[[|border|251x400px]] Map of the 1974 geographic location of various ethnic groups within the Soviet Union
Soviet Union administrative divisions, 1989

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Livonia, as shown in a 15th century map.
Livonia, Estonia and Courland in 1662 by Joan Blaeu.
Livonia and Courland in 1705 by Frederik de Wit

Other maps

Map of Latvia in the colors of the Flag of Latvia.
Map of Latvia Baltic coast.

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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  1. Romanization of Russian according to the BGN/PCGN standard: Latviya - Latviyskaya Respublika''. Another used romanization is the ISO 9 standard.

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