National
Government
Latvia
Government
National
Law Ministry
Ministry
of Justice
National
Police
Police
National
Capital
Riga
National Population
Aprox 1.88 million
Independence
Day
Country
area (aprox)
National
Helplines
Police – 110 / 112
Ambulance – 113 / 112
Fire - 112
Gas emergency – 114
All emergency services (Fire, Police, Medical)
(Allocated in the NNP) - 112
Gas Leak (Allocated in the NNP) - 114 / 04(fixed
line)
Hotline for Missing children (Assigned to Lattelecom
Ltd. - Service provided by the Association “Bezvests.lv”)
- 116 000
Child help-line (Assigned to Lattelecom Ltd. -
Service provided by the State Inspectorate for
Protection of Children’s Right) - 116 111
Center Marta for trafficking in women - 800 2012
National
Languages
Latvian (official)
Russian
Other (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian)
Unspecified
National
Currency
Euro
EUR
National
Animal
The Baltic Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
National
Bird
The white wagtail
National
Flower
pipene or daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
National
Fruit
Bordering
countries
Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia
Country
area (aprox)
Country
code
Country domain
Botanical
Gardens
Forests
Zoos
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