Half of Latvia is covered with forests which are rich with wildlife. There are many lakes, especially if you go to Latgale region.
Regions
Kurzeme
Latgale
Riga region
Vidzeme
Zemgale
Drink
Beer, the most popular alcoholic beverage in Latvia
Memebership
Latvia is a member of the Schengen Agreement.
Total Area of Latvia
total: 64, 589 sq km
land: 63, 589 sq km
water: 1, 000 sq km
Food and drinks in shop
- Bread, a good one, is about – 0, 70 LVL / 1 EUR / 0, 70 GBP
- Cheese, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Potatoes, kilogram – 0, 30 to 1 LVL / 0, 50 to 1, 5 EUR / 0, 30 to 1 GBP
- Meat, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Fish, kilogram – 3 to 7 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 3 to 7 GBP
- Shrimps, kilogram – 5 to 8 LVL / 4 to 10 EUR / 5 to 8 GBP
Food and drinks in restaurant & pub
- Fish and chips – 3 LVL / 4 EUR / 3 GBP
- Fast food meal (burgers, chips, cola) – 3 to 5 LVL / 4 to 7 EUR / 3 to 5 GBP
- Meal in a local food restaurant – 5 to 7 LVL / 7 to 10 EUR / 5 to 7 GBP
- Meal in a cheap restaurant – 2, 50 LVL / 4 EUR / 2, 50 GBP
- Meal in a normal restaurant – 6 LVL / 9 EUR / 6 GBP
- Meal in an expensive restaurant – starting from 20 LVL / 30 EUR / 20 GBP
- Cigarettes, one pack – 3 LVL / 4 EUR / 3 GBP
Public transport
- Taxi price per kilometer – 0, 50 LVL / 0, 80 EUR / 0, 50 GBP (price depends from day or night time, also from taxi company, but you can always ask the driver how much approximately will your trip cost)
- Tram and trolley ticket price – 0, 30 LVL / 0, 50 EUR / 0, 30 GBP.
- Bus ticket in Riga – 0, 30 LVL / 0, 50 EUR / 0, 30 GBP.
- Intercity bus tickets – 1 LVL / 1, 50 EUR / 1 GBP for approximately 50 km distance (for example route Riga – Sigulda is 58 km, costs 1 Lat; route Riga – Liepaja will be 220 km for a price of about 4 Lats).
- Train tickets – 0, 40 LVL / 0, 60 EUR / 0, 40 GBP for approximately 15 km distance (for example route Riga – Kemeri is 45 km, costs about 0, 90 Lats).
Letonia, oficialmente República de Letonia (en letón: Latvijas Republika), es un país soberano miembro de la Unión Europea, con capital en Riga, que se extiende sobre una superficie total de 64. 589 km² y cuenta con una población total de 2, 24 millones de habitantes. Esta república, que se encuentra situada en el noreste de Europa, es uno de los Países Bálticos y limita al norte con Estonia (343 km), al sur con Lituania (588 km), al este con Rusia (276 km) y Bielorrusia (141 km) y al oeste con el Mar Báltico. Es un país de llanuras bajas pobladas de extensos bosques. Consultado en 28/4/10
Letonia es una república democrática parlamentaria dividida en 118 municipios (109 municipios y 9 ciudades). Letonia forma parte de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) desde 1991 y de la Unión Europea (UE) y de la OTAN desde 2004.
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