State

Latvia

sovereign state in northeastern Europe

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1918–1944
Founded
1918
Capital
Riga
Government
parliamentary republic, republic
Languages
Latvian
Preceded by
Latvian Socialist Soviet RepublicPskov Governorate

Overview

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian as their native tongue.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (5)

  1. Jānis Čakste1922–1927
  2. Pauls Kalniņš1927
  3. Gustavs Zemgals1927–1930
  4. Alberts Kviesis1930–1936
  5. Kārlis Ulmanis1936–1940

Records (62)

  1. 1205 — Battle of RodenpoisBattle
  2. 1210 — Battle of ÜmeraBattle
  3. 1210 — Battle of CēsisBattle
  4. 1210 — Battle of RigaBattle
  5. 1211 — Battle of TuraidaBattle
  6. 1215 — Battle of RigaBattle
  7. 1244 — Battle of EmbūteBattle
  8. 1260 — Battle of DurbeBattle
  9. 1279 — Battle of AizkraukleBattle
  10. 1298 — Battle of TuraidaBattle
  11. 1560 — Battle of ErgemeBattle
  12. 1577 — Siege of Cēsis CastleSiege
  13. 1578 — Battles of WendenBattle
  14. 1584–1589 — Calendar riots in RigaRebellion
  15. 1601 — Battle of KokenhausenBattle
  16. 1601 — Battle of WendenBattle
  17. 1601 — Siege of WolmarSiege
  18. 1605 — Battle of KircholmBattle
  19. 1608 — Capture of DaugavgrīvaBattle
  20. 1609 — Battle of DaugavgrivaBattle
  21. 1609 — Battle of SalisBattle
  22. 1621 — Siege of RigaSiege
  23. 1621 — Battle of KroppenhofBattle
  24. 1626 — Battle of WallhofBattle
  25. 1626 — Battle of WendenBattle
  26. 1626 — Battle of SelburgBattle
  27. 1628 — Battle of TreidenBattle
  28. 1628 — Battle of TreidenBattle
  29. 1656 — Siege of RigaSiege
  30. 1656 — Storm of KokenhusenBattle
  31. 1656 — Siege of DyneburgSiege
  32. 1700 — Siege of RigaSiege
  33. 1700 — Siege of RigaSiege
  34. 1701 — Crossing of the DünaBattle
  35. 1704 — Battle of JakobstadtBattle
  36. 1705 — Battle of GemauerthofBattle
  37. 1709–1710 — Siege of RigaSiege
  38. 1812 — Battle of EkauBattle
  39. 1812 — Battle of MesotenBattle
  40. 1812 — Siege of RigaSiege
  41. 1905 — Tukums UprisingRebellion
  42. 1916 — Second Battle of ĶekavaBattle
  43. 1916 — First Battle of ĶekavaBattle
  44. 1917 — Battle of RigaBattle
  45. 1917 — Christmas BattlesBattle
  46. 1917 — Battle of JuglaBattle
  47. 1918–1919 — Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919Campaign
  48. 1919 — Battle of CēsisBattle
  49. 1919 — Battle of RigaBattle
  50. 1919 — Liberation of JelgavaBattle
  51. 1919 — Battle of RigaBattle
  52. 1919 — Battle of BateriBattle
  53. 1920 — Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty (1920)Treaty
  54. 1920 — Battle of DaugavpilsBattle
  55. 1934 — Baltic EntenteTreaty
  56. 1939 — Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance TreatyTreaty
  57. 1941 — Baltic OperationBattle
  58. 1941–1942 — Liepāja MassacresMassacre
  59. 1941 — Jelgava massacresMassacre
  60. 1944–1945 — Courland PocketBattle
  61. 1944 — Battle of JelgavaBattle
  62. 1944 — Battle of DaugavpilsBattle

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