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 chilly start to our adventure- whereas Spring has well and truly sprung in Britain from where we have just come, here Winter is still being pursuaded to release it's grip. My (Steven's) first visit to Latvia was 2 years ago, when the country was blanketed in snow and I thought our plane had strayed into the Arctic Circle- it was the first time I had seen ice on the sea!( Latvia experiences
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