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Latvia
- Location
Location Description
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast
- Continent
- Europe
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a carmine-red field with a thin white horizontal band across the middle of the field.
- Capital
- Riga
- Language
- Latvian
- Currency
- (euro)
- Size
- 24,926 sq mi (64,559 sq km) — 126th largest
- Total Population
- 1,829,000 people — 149th largest
- Population Density
- 73.4 people per sq mi (28.3 people per sq km) — 190th largest