Latvia, in Latvian Latvva (pron. Látvija), is the largest of the three Baltic States, as Lithuania has an area that is only 85% of that of Latvia and Estonia is less than about three tenths. It extends over 65,791 sq km. and therefore has an intermediate position between Austria, Hungary […]

Attractions in Riga Latvian National Art Museum The museum’s mission is to preserve and display a wide range of Baltic and Latvian art treasures from the 18th century to the present day. Latvian National Art Museum consists of two buildings and is located in 10a Krisjana Valdemara Leia and 1 […]

Yearbook 2002 Latvia. For the fourth election in a row, a newly formed party became the largest in the Latvian parliament. New times, led by former central bank governor Einars Repse, received strong support during this year’s election campaign for its campaign against widespread corruption. Repse forced the party’s candidates […]