Latvia
Area sq.km - 64 589
Population - 2 272 000
Population of capital city Riga - 718 325
Highest point Gaizins - 311.50 m
Largest lake Lubanas - 82 sq. km
Longest river Daugava - 1020 km
(367 km Within Latvia)
Average temperature -
July +18.1 C, February -5.0 C
Currency 1 EUR = 0.7028 LVL
Standard VAT rate - 21%
Personal Income tax - 26%Language
The official language is Latvian. It is an Indo-European, non-Slavic and
non-Germanic language and is similar only to Lithuanian. Russian,
English and German are widely spoken.
Religion
Predominantly Protestant (Lutheran). Roman Catholic in the eastern part
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