{"id":103787,"date":"2026-05-17T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103787"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:35:07","slug":"latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Latvia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Latvian Prime Minister resigned after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Latvia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a Baltic country situated in <\/span><b>North Eastern Europe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by 4 Nations: by <\/span><b>Estonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north; <\/span><b>Lithuania<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south;<\/span><b> Belarus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the southeast and <\/span><b>Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It lies along the eastern shores of the <\/span><b>Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riga<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/european-union-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">European Union (EU)<\/a> and NATO.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Latvia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate in Latvia is <\/span><b>temperate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continental.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point of Latvia is <\/span><b>Gaizinkalns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at 311.6 m (1,022 ft).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its important rivers include the <\/span><b>Gauja( Longest River) Daugava, , Lielupe, Venta and Salaca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It majorly consists of limestone, gypsum, dolomite, peat, and other construction materials are some of the important natural resources of Latvia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/latvian-prime-minister-resigns-after-controversy-over-stray-ukrainian-drones\/article70978851.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvia is a Baltic nation in Northeast Europe, bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus and Russia, with Riga as its capital. 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