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Latvia
General Info
Latvia in the different European languages:
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Lotyšsko (CS)
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Letland (DA)
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Lettland (DE)
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Läti (ET)
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Λεττονία (EL)
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Latvia (EN)
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Letonia (ES)
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Lettonie (FR)
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Lettonia (IT)
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Latvija (LV)
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Latvija (LT)
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Lettország (HU)
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Latvja (MT)
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Letland (NL)
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Łotwa (PL)
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Letónia (PT)
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Lotyšská (SK)
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Latvija (SL)
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Latvia (FI)
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Lettland (SV)
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Wikipedia Latvia
Free communal encyclopedia. The largest reference website on the Internet.
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BBC Country profile: Latvia
BBC News news online country profile: Latvia
Situated in north-eastern Europe with a coastline along the Baltic Sea, Latvia is
geographically the middle of the three former Soviet Baltic republics...
- Latvian Institute
Information about History, Society, Culture, Nature of Latvia.
- Latvian
Tourism Office
General information about Latvia.
- Latvian History Timetable
Main Historical Events in the History of Latvia.
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The World Fact Book
Latvia in short; descriptions, numbers and names in the eyes of US CIA. Tailored
information to the specific requirements of US Government officials.
- Eurostat
European Commission Statistics Website, so you can compare Latvia with other European
countries by the statistics. Reports on Economy, Tourism, Living conditions, Labour
market, Prices, Health,...
Regions
Latvia is divided into several historical and cultural regions.
- Kurzeme (Courland),
the western part of Latvia, consisting roughly the counties of Liepāja, Kuldīga,
Talsi, Saldus and Ventspils.
- Zemgale (Semigallia)
is the central part of Latvia. Zemgale is bounded by Kurzeme in the east, Gulf of
Riga and Daugava river in the north and Latvia-Lithuania border in the south. It
consists approximately of the counties of Bauska, Dobele, Jelgava and Tukums and
parts of Aizkraukle, Daugavpils, Jēkabpils, Ogre and Riga counties which are south
of Daugava river. Traditional Semigallia also includes the northern part of Šiauliai
County in Lithuania.
- Vidzeme,
meaning "Middle land", is also known as Livland, though it comprises only a small
part of traditional Livland. Present Vidzeme is the Latvian part of Swedish Livonia
and Rīga. It roughly corresponds to Alūksne, Cēsis, Gulbene, Limbaži, Madona, Valka,
Valmiera counties and parts of Aizkraukle, Ogre and Riga counties north of Daugava
river.
- Latgale (Latgallia),
the part of Livonia still in hands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the
Treaty of Altmark in 1629, so called Inflanty. It roughly corresponds to Balvi,
Krāslava, Ludza, Preiļi, Rēzekne counties and parts of Daugavpils and Jēkabpils
counties north of Daugava river.
Cities
Cesis
- Cesis
Tourist information about the city.
- Vidzeme
History and Tourism Centre
Agency to promote tourism in Cesis town and district by taking care of preservation
of the cultural historical heritage and educating the society about the history
of Cesis district.
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Cesis Map
- Flickr
Community photo album, Cesis different photo albums.
- Google Video Search Cesis
Find videos about Cesis on Google Video Search
Jurmala
Sigulda
Activities
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Bobsleigh Track
Description : Bobsleigh rides with a real bob are usually between
October and March and rides with summer bob are between May and October. Sometimes
track is closed for competition or training so book in advance your ride.
- Aerodium
Free Flight Simulator
Description : Aerodium is the free flight simulator -first vertical
wind tunnel in Eastern Europe. It breaks gravity rules and allows you to fly with
the help of newest technologies.
- Altius Hot Air
Balloon Flight
Description : You will lift off on a hot air balloon and drift
freely with the wind over the countryside, so bring plenty of film to capture the
panorama of the world beneath you.
- Ramkalni Leisure
Park
Description : This leisure park is in a beautiful location, by
the shore of the Gauja river at 26 kilometers of Riga. From early spring to late
summer operates a rodelling circuit and you can enjoy their jeep safari, boat trips
or fishing. In winter you can practice skiing.
- Markans Activities
Description : This company offers boat and canoe trips, rafting,
kayak hire, camping, place for picnic.
News
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BBC Eurocrash: How Latvia's boom turned to bust
(Tuesday, 24 March 2009)
Latvia is suffering the worst recession in the whole of the European Union, and
its Prime Minister said today that the country may need to ask the IMF for a second
bailout.
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Google news search
Results for Latvia from Google News search on the international press.
- The Baltic Times
An independent weekly newspaper that covers latest political, economic, business,
and cultural events in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- LETA
Latvian National News Agency.
- The Baltic Guide
Monthly Magazine for Baltic countries.
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Wikinews
Result on Latvia from search on Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
Photos
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Flickr - Latvia Cluster Album
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application
in the world. People can share their favourite photos to the world, securely and
privately show photos to your friends and family.
- Flickr - Latvia
Group
Group of people interested in Latvia.
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Inspiration Riga
List of photos provided by the Riga Convention Bureau to popularise Riga and Latvia
abroad.
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JVK
Flight over Latvia.
- Latvia Tourism
Photos of Latvia from Latvia Tourism.
- Latvians.Com
Gallery of photos of different places in Latvia.
- Google Video Search Latvia
Find videos about Latvia on Google Video Search
Maps
Weather
Dictionaries
Official Institutions
- Diplomatic
and Consular Representations
- President
of Latvia
Biography of the President of the Republic of Latvia.
- Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
News, Policy, Development Co-operation, Consular Issues.
- Central
Bank
Financial Information, Laws, Regulations, Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, Statistics,
Speeches.
- Ministry
of the Interior
Police guidelines on how to feel safe in Latvia.
- Ministry
of Culture
Cultural Heritage, Museums, Music, Amateur and folk art, Films, Theatre, Literature.
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Ministry of Economics
Main working areas of this Ministry are Industry, Tourism, Foreign Trade.
- Ministry
of Finance
Main working areas are Taxes, Budget, Internal audit, Lotteries and Gambling supervisory
inspection
- Financial and Capital
Market Commission
Laws and Regulations, Market Participants, Statistics, Reports.
- List of Latvians Institutions
(Latvian only)
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