The ISO code of Latvia is LV according to the ISO 3166 standard. The local name of the country is Latvija. Latvia capital city is Riga. People in Latvia speak the Latvian language. On 18 November 1918, Latvia emerged as a sovereign political entity. In the year 11/18/1918, Latvia emerged as a sovereign political entity. The largest city in Latvia is Riga.

Latvia is located in the UTC +02:00 time zone, which is also called Eastern European Time or EET. The internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Latvia is .lv. Other domains assigned to Latvia are .eu. The domain name .eu is available for use by organizations in and residents of European Union member-states. The International dialing code for Latvia is 371. People in Latvia drive on the right side of the road. Total land area of Latvia is 64,589 km² (approx. 24,938 mi²). Latvia is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water.

Latvia is located in Europe. Latvia is considered to be a developed nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life.

Currently Latvia faces various issues, including a shift to service industries around 1990-2000, low quality drinking water, low hazardous waste management system, air pollution.