The Flag

The National Coat of Arms

General information:

• Area: 64,589 sq km (25,190 sq mi)

• Population: 2.42 million

• Capital city: Riga (pop 874,100)

• People: Latvian 57%, Russian 30%, Belarussian 4%, Ukrainian 3%, Polish 3%, other 3%

• Language: Latvian, Russian, ethnic languages

• Government: parliamentary democracy

• President: Andris Berzins

Liberty Monument

Midsummer Day (Ligo)

Latvian National Costume

Song and Dance Festival

Laima’s Production

Amber

Kraslava near the Daugava

Kraslava near the Daugava

18th century

Founded in 1923

Will be 90 in 2013

School Life

School Life

School Life