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Latvia lies in the northeast Europe. The republic shares its border with the coastal region of the Baltic Sea on its eastern side. The two main features that determine the Latvia location are its latitude and longitude. The latitude of Latvia is 57 00 N and the longitude is 25 00 E. The country of Latvia has primarily three regions in its territory. These are the Western morainic region, Eastern uplands region and the lowlands in the middle of Latvia.
The Neighboring Countries of Latvia
The geographical location of Latvia has an important role to play in the cultural traditional aspects of the country. The neighboring nations that share their border with Latvia are Estonia on the northern side, Belarus on the southeastern side, Lithuania on the southern part and Russia on the eastern side. The culture of Latvia reflects some cultural elements of all these countries.
The Geographical features of Latvia
There are numerous rivers in the country of Latvia. If you start counting, the number will not be less than 12,000. However, most of these rivers are short in length (less than 60 miles). Besides lakes there are many lakes and other water bodies too. This huge number of rivers also supports a healthy forestry in the country. Tourists will get to see various conifers such as pines, fir-trees and many more trees. Besides that, there are deciduous trees too such as lindens, alders, oaks, maples, birch-trees, aspen trees and so on.
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