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A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023. 2000-present. Flag of Selonians. A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. Adopted as official flag of Selonia in April 2023. 1991–present. 1918-1941.
Flag of Latvia See also: List of Latvian flags: The flag of Latvia was officially re-adopted on 27 February 1990. The design is adopted from a 13th-century chronicle where "red divided by white" is said to be a Latvian flag. To distinguish it from the Austrian flag, the proportions 2:1:2 and the "Latvian red" color have been adopted. 1937–
The national flag of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly before the country regained its independence, the Latvian government re-adopted the traditional red-white-red flag.
The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga. Latvia is a member of the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE, IMF, and WTO. It is also a member of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and Nordic Investment Bank. It was a member of the League of Nations (1921–1946).
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 municipalities (Latvian: novadi, sg. novads) and seven state cities (valstspilsētas, sg. valstspilsēta).
Flag of Riga after it joins the Hanseatic League (1282) Flag of Riga given by the Swedish King. Flag of Riga given by the Swedish King variant, according to the Johnson's new chart of national emblems, 1868. Early design of the current flag of Riga in the 17th century, with no coat of arms. Flag of Riga from 1917 until the 1920s.
Europe. Riga (/ ˈriːɡə / REE-gə) [a] is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 860,142 (as of 2023).
Outline of Latvia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Latvia: Latvia – sovereign country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. [1] Latvia is bordered to the north by Estonia (343 km), to the south by Lithuania (588 km), and to the east both by Belarus (141 km) and the Russian Federation (276 km).