Country Profiles: Latvia

Republic of Latvia -- Latvijas Republika

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Latvia Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics on Latvia: CIA World Factbook
• U.S. Embassy in Riga
• Embassy of Latvia in Washington, D.C.
• The Parliament of Latvia
• The President of Latvia
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

International Organizations and Development Programs

• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
• USAID Latvia Country Page Information about Latvia and USAID programs
• Latvia and the IMF The IMF's Latvia Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• Baltic Times
• UCL Library Services Excellent Collection internet resources on Latvia
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
• The East Central European Center at Columbia University
• Harriman Institute at Columbia University

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and Art

• Museums of Latvia An online guide to Latvia's numerous museums
• Latvian Culture

Online News Sites and Servers

• Latvian Radio Latvian State Radio in English and Latvian online (audio version too)
• Chas Riga Russian-language daily
• Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Latvian Language Study

• The Baltic Studies Summer Institute at the University of Washington
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• The Latvian Language online Latvian language tutor
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Latvian Academy of Sciences Homepage and contact information of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
• University of Latvia Learn about the University of Latvia and its programs
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• Social Science Research Council Fellowship and program information in Soviet Successor States
• American Councils ACTR - ACCELS Information on fellowships and exchange programs in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and NIS

The Republic of Latvia, or Latvia, 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.