Half of Latvia is covered with forests which are rich with wildlife. There are many lakes, especially if you go to Latgale region.
Regions
Kurzeme
Latgale
Riga region
Vidzeme
Zemgale
Drink
Beer, the most popular alcoholic beverage in Latvia
Memebership
Latvia is a member of the Schengen Agreement.
Total Area of Latvia
total: 64, 589 sq km
land: 63, 589 sq km
water: 1, 000 sq km
Food and drinks in shop
- Bread, a good one, is about – 0, 70 LVL / 1 EUR / 0, 70 GBP
- Cheese, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Potatoes, kilogram – 0, 30 to 1 LVL / 0, 50 to 1, 5 EUR / 0, 30 to 1 GBP
- Meat, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Fish, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Shrimps, kilogram – 5 to 8 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 5 to 8 GBP
Food and drinks in restaurant & pub
- Fish and chips – 3 LVL / 4 EUR / 3 GBP
- Fast food meal (burgers, chips, cola) – 3 to 5 LVL / 4 to 7 EUR / 3 to 5 GBP
- Meal in a local food restaurant – 5 to 7 LVL / 7 to 10 EUR / 5 to 7 GBP
- Meal in a cheap restaurant – 2, 50 LVL / 4 EUR / 2, 50 GBP
- Meal in a normal restaurant – 6 LVL / 9 EUR / 6 GBP
- Meal in an expensive restaurant – starting from 20 LVL / 30 EUR / 20 GBP
- Cigarettes, one pack – 3 LVL / 4 EUR / 3 GBP
Public transport
- Taxi price per kilometer – 0, 50 LVL / 0, 80 EUR / 0, 50 GBP (price depends from day or night time, also from taxi company, but you can always ask the driver how much approximately will your trip cost)
- Tram and trolley ticket price – 0, 30 LVL / 0, 50 EUR / 0, 30 GBP.
- Bus ticket in Riga – 0, 30 LVL / 0, 50 EUR / 0, 30 GBP.
- Intercity bus tickets – 1 LVL / 1, 50 EUR / 1 GBP for approximately 50 km distance (for example route Riga – Sigulda is 58 km, costs 1 Lat; route Riga – Liepaja will be 220 km for a price of about 4 Lats).
- Train tickets – 0, 40 LVL / 0, 60 EUR / 0, 40 GBP for approximately 15 km distance (for example route Riga – Kemeri is 45 km, costs about 0, 90 Lats).
La Repubblica di Lettonia (in lettone Latvijas Republika) è uno Stato membro dell'Unione europea (64. 589 km², 2. 267. 886 abitanti a gennaio 2009, capitale Riga) situato nell'Europa nord-orientale; confina a nord con l'Estonia (267 chilometri), a est con la Russia (217 chilometri), a sud-est con la Bielorussia (141 chilometri) e a sud con la Lituania (453 chilometri), ed è bagnata ad ovest dal Mar Baltico.
La Lettonia è una repubblica parlamentare; l'attuale primo ministro è Valdis Dombrovskis, mentre l'attuale presidente della repubblica è Andris Bērziņš, che ha sostituito nella carica Valdis Zatlers dopo l'elezione da parte del Saeima il 2 giugno 2011.
La lingua ufficiale è il lettone.
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