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1 Latvia

2 LATIVA Officially the Republic of Latvia is a Baltic country of Northern Europe , one of the three Baltic States. Latvia has 2,070,371 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 KM2. The country has a temperate sesonality. Is situated in the north of the east coast of the Baltic Sea , between the parallel of 55 ° and 58 ° north latitude ) and between the meridian of 21 ° and 29 °. Latvia has a total area of 64,559 km2, of which 62,157 km2 are dry, 18,159 km2 of arable land, 34,964 km² and 2402 km²

3 The capital is the city of Riga, which was European Capital of Culture in 2014.

4 CULTURE: Traditional Latvian folklore, especially dances on popular songs, dates back over a thousand years. More than 1.2 million texts and songs of popular songs have been identified.

5 Latvian cuisine usually consists of agricultural products, the meat being present in most dishes. Fish is often consumed due to the proximity of the Baltic Sea.

6 SPORTS: Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Latvia. Latvia had many famous hockey players such as Helmut Balderis, Artūrs Irbe, Kārlis Skrastiņš and Sandis Ozoliņš, and later Zemgus Girgensons.

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