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
Country
area (aprox)
Country code
Country domain
Botanical Gardens
Forests
Zoos
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