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Official Name of Latvia: Republic of Latvia
Government type in Latvia: parliamentary democracy
Capital of Latvia: Riga
Primary Language in Latvia: Latvian, Russian
Currency in Latvia: Latvian lat

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 the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia continues to revamp its economy for eventual integration into various Western European political and economic institutions and was invited to join NATO and the EU in 2002. Most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east.

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