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April 19th 2007
Some stats on Latvia: Popn. 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.) Ethnic groups - Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002) Capital city with population: Riga - 874,000 Highest peak- 312m (Galzina Kalns) Forested Land: 47.1% Coastline: 531 km Terrain: low plain Here we are in Latvia - base camp for our mission to the Far East. A ... read more

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After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of... ... read more