Partner school: Rigas 88.vidusskola
BASIC FACTS ABOUT LATVIA
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika)
EU ADMISSION DATE: 01.05.2004
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: north-eastern Europe
NEIGHBOURS: Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Russia
AREA: 64.589 km2
POPULATION: ca. 2 million
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION: 26 districts (rajons)
CAPITAL: Riga
CHIEF CITIES: Dineburg, Liepaja, Ventspils
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Latvian
THE HIGHEST PEAK: Galzina Kalns (312 m)
LONGEST RIVERS: Dougawa
CURRENCY: euro
MAIN RELIGION: Lutheran, Orthodox
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Karlis Ulmanis, Marija Naumova, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Janis Rainis, Sandis Ozolins, etc.