| Official name: |
Republic of Latvia
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| Capital: |
Riga
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| Area: |
total: 64,589 sq km
water: 1,000 sq km
land: 63,589 sq km
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| Climate: |
maritime; wet, moderate winters
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| Location: |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
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| Geographic coordinates: |
57 00 N, 25 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than West Virginia
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,150 km
border countries: Belarus 141 km, Estonia 339 km, Lithuania 453 km, Russia 217 km
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| Coastline: |
531 km
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| Terrain: |
low plain
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Gaizinkalns 312 m
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