Latvia

About Latvia

Latvia is a country in Northern Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Latvia. In Arabic, the name is written لاتفيا, and the capital ريغا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Latvia is Riga. Riga lies at about 57° north and 24° east. The official language of Latvia is Latvian. Its currency is the Euro, with the symbol ⁨€⁩ and the international code EUR. 24 other countries use the same currency, including France, Spain, and Germany.

Latvia covers about 64,559 square kilometres, which puts it 122nd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, and Estonia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Russia. Other countries in Northern Europe include Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Austria, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Latvia with the other countries of the same region.