Latvia
Republic of Latvia · Northern Europe
Latvia is a country in Northern Europe, with Riga as its capital, home to about 1,847,785 people. Latvia shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Riga |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +371 |
| ISO codes | LV / LVA / 428 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇱🇻 |
| Population | 1,847,785 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 64,559 km² |
| Languages | Latvian |
| Internet domain | .lv |
| Demonym | Latvian |
Bordering countries
About Latvia
Latvia, officially Republic of Latvia, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Riga. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Latvia for Riga’s own facts and history.
To call Latvia from abroad, dial the country code +371. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes LV (alpha-2) and LVA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,847,785.
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How Latvia compares
- Area: 64,559 km², ranking 122 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,847,785, ranking 147 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 29 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Latvia
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.