Geography
Latvia is located on the Southeast coast of the Baltic Sea with the coastline of 500 km. It is engulfed by Estonia towards the north, Lithuania towards the south, with Russia and Belarus towards the eastern end, and with Sweden towards the western end. Riga is the capital city. Other cities include Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne and Ventspils.
The land is mostly low-lying fertile plain with low hills and valleys, although some uplands to the east rise above 200 m. There are dense forest covers, with about 12,000 miniature rivers and over 3,000 meandering lakes passing through the province. The largest river is the Daugava. Other major rivers are the Gauja, the Venta, and the Lielupe. |
