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Latvia
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Republic of Latvia
• The Republic of Latvia was founded on November 18, 1918. The name "Latvija" comes from the ancient Latgallians, one of four Indo-European Baltic tribes, who along with Couronians, Selonians and Semigallians formed the ethnic core of today’s Latvian people.
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Place in Europe
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• Latvia is the central country of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and is located in North-eastern Europe on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.
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Latvian Language • Latvian language is formal European Union
language.
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National Symbols
The Flag
The AthemThe Coat Of Arms
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Monument of Freedom
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Latvian Money
• At present, banknotes with nominal values of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 lats, as well as coins with nominal values of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 santims and 1, 2 and 100 lats are in circulation.
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Coins with special design
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Rīga - The Capital• Rīga has developed into an important economic, political and cultural
centre since the Middle Ages. Rīga became the capital in 1918. Today more than a half of Latvia's population lives in Rīga, as well as the country's largest manufacturing concerns, as well as central government and administration boards.
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Architecture
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Opera House
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National costumes
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Folkdance festival
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Latvian Food
• In Latvia, food is healthy, tasty and ecological.
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Cheese
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Small pies with smoked ham and onions
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Black bread
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You can meet four seasons in Latvia. Winter
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Spring
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Summer
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Autumn
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Nature Latvia is a land of diverse terrain where plains
alternate with hillocks and river valleys. It is stately forests, broad mires and clear waters. It is meadows, fields, groves, gardens and parks.
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30
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31Foto: Ojārs Griķis
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ANIMALS, BIRDS AND INSECTS
Cranes
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Stork
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Wagtail
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Ladybird
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Rooster
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Vild sow
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An elk
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A hare
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Hares in our woods
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A lynx
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