Latvia

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Republic of Latvia

Capital
Riga
Population
1.9M (2023)150th/241
Area
62k km²122nd/241
Density
30.2/km²
Nominal GDP
$49B (2025)99th/195
GDP per capita
$43,509 (2025)59th/193
HDI
0.88943rd/194
Life expectancy
76.4 years94th/216
Fertility rate
1.24195th/216
Unemployment rate
6.8%68th/187
CO₂ emissions
6.5 Mt CO₂129th/200
Forest area
55.4%40th/199
Internet users
92.7%42nd/181
Currency
Euro (EUR)

Land borders — Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Estonia