| Location: | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania |
| Population: | 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Riga geographic coordinates: 56 57 N, 24 06 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| GDP per capita: | $15,400 (2006 est.) |
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