!!!Latvia
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''In 1940, the country was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany in 1941, and re-occupied by the Soviets in 1944 to form the Latvian SSR for the next fifty years.

For 2014, Latvia was listed 46th on the Human Development Index and as a high income country on 1 July 2014.

It used the Latvian lats as its currency until it was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2014.


Latvia is a democratic parliamentary republic established in 1918.

The capital city is Riga, the European Capital of Culture 2014.

The Republic of Latvia was founded on 18 November 1918.''

*Latvia has largest boundary with Lithuania   which is approximately 576  km.
*Latvia has shortest boundary with Belarus   which is approximately 171  km.
*The largest river in Latvia is Western Dvina
  which is 1020 km.
*The largest export partner of Latvia is Russia.
*The largest import partner of Latvia is Lithuania.
*There are 11 seaports in Latvia.

!!Special facts about Nobel Prize winners
*Latvia has only 1 Nobel Prize winner Wilhelm Ostwald. (Counting winners if born in Latvia)
!!Tourist Attraction
[In Riga, the spires of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral reflect centuries of Russian rule.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/latvia-guide]
!!National Facts
*The national bird of Latvia is White wagtail.
*Oxeye Daisy is the national flower of Latvia.
* The national sports of Latvia are Basketball and Icehockey.
* The famous dish of Latvia is Latke.
!References
#Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]