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The Latvia–Russia border is the state border between Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation ().The length of the border is 283.6 kilometres (176.2 mi) [1].Since 2004, it has been an eastern part of external border of the European Union, Schengen Area and NATO.
It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,589 km 2 (24,938 sq mi), with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. [17] Its capital and largest city is Riga.
Territorial changes of the Baltic states refers to the redrawing of borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after 1940. The three republics, formerly autonomous regions within the former Russian Empire and before that of former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and as provinces of the Swedish Empire, gained independence in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The Latvian-Soviet peace treaty had set the eastern border between Latvia and Soviet Russia. After 1944 the Soviet Union annexed parts of Abrene District as the Pytalovsky District of the RSFSR . Latvia gave up all legal claims to these lands in 2007.
The State Border Guard (Latvian: Valsts RobeÅūsardze) is the border guard of Latvia. [1] The State Border Guard is an institution subordinated to the Minister of the Interior. The State Border Guard is an armed institution and it serves to ensure the security of the state border and to prevent illegal migration.
The current border between the republics of Belarus (CIS member) and Latvia (EU member) was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and confirmed by an agreement of 21 February 1994 about the establishment of the border, [1] finalized on April 10, 2013, in the agreement about the functioning of the border. [2]
Latvia's only distinct border is the Baltic Sea coast, which extends for 496 kilometers. [3] Its neighbors include Lithuania on the south (453 kilometers of common border), Estonia on the north (267 kilometers), Russia on the east (217 kilometers), and Belarus on the southeast (141 kilometers). [ 3 ]
Estonia–Latvia border (2 C, 4 P) L. Latvia–Lithuania border (1 C, 8 P) R. Latvia–Russia border (5 P) Pages in category "Borders of Latvia"