School website: http://www.88vsk.lv/
Project website: http://88vsk.dgd.lv/

BASIC FACTS ABOUT LATVIA

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika)
EU ADMISSION DATE: 01.05.2004
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: north-eastern Europe
NEIGHBOURS: Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus
AREA: 64.589 km2
POPULATION: ca. 2,5 million
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION: 26 districts (rajons)
CAPITAL: Riga
CHIEF CITIES: Dineburg, Liepaja, Ventspils, etc.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Latvian
THE HIGHEST PEAK: Galzina Kalns (312 m)
LONGEST RIVERS: Dougawa
CURRENCY: lat (euro will be introduced in 2014)
MAIN RELIGION: Lutheran, Orthodox
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Karis Ulamnis, Marija Naumova, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Janis Rainis, etc.