Latvia
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| Capital | Riga |
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| Dialing code | +371 |
| Population | 1. 95 million (2017) |
| Points of interest | Rundāle Palace |
| House of the Black Heads | |
| Official language | Latvian |
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| ID | 1363518 |
About Latvia
Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia. Its landscape is marked by wide beaches as well as dense, sprawling forests. Latvia's capital is Riga, home to notable wooden and art nouveau architecture, a vast Central Market and a medieval Old Town with St. Peter's Church. Riga's museums include the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, showcasing local crafts, food and music.
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Do read the Latvians really more Hitler than Harry Potter?
It's been 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain lifted and the Soviet Empire began to disintegrate.
This Week , our Moscow correspondent, Steve Rosenberg brings you a special series of reports, such as Russia tries to restore its influence.
Steve is in Latvia - a country that was once part of the Soviet Union, now in the EU. But Russia has been accused of seeking the undermining of its neighbors through the spread of disinformation and fake messages. The BBC went to investigate.
Source of news: bbc.com
