Latvia

The Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika) is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states ? Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south ? and Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia, Riga (Latvian: R?ga), is the largest city in the Baltic States.

International rankings

• Environmental Sustainability Index 2002 Rank 10 out of all countries
• Reporters Without Borders world-wide press freedom index 2004: Rank 10 out of 167 countries