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Latvia , officially known as the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west.

Latvia covers an area of 64,589 km2 , with a population of 1.9 million.

The country has a temperate seasonal climate.

Its capital and largest city is Riga.

Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages.

Russians are a prominent minority in the country, at some 24% of the population.

The peaceful Singing Revolution started in 1987, and ended with the restoring of de facto independence on 21 August 1991.

Since then, Latvia has been a democratic, unitary parliamentary republic.

Latvia is a developed country, with a high-income advanced economy; ranking very high in the Human Development Index.

It performs favorably in measurements of civil liberties, press freedom, internet freedom, democratic governance, living standards, and peacefulness.

However, according to a 2016 index, Latvia is the worst EU country to be gay

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