Atlas of Latvia

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Latvia

	Latvija

Latviešu	Latvija - Latvijas Republika Latvijas Republika ir neatkarīga un suverēna republika Eiropas ziemeļaustrumos, viena no trijām Baltijas valstīm Baltijas jūras austrumu krastā. Latvija robežojas ar Igauniju ziemeļos, Krieviju austrumos, Baltkrieviju dienvidaustrumos un Lietuvu dienvidos. (Sīkāk skat. Latvijas robežas). 2004. gada 29. martā Latvija kļuva par NATO dalībvalsti, bet 2004. gada 1. maijā - par Eiropas Savienības dalībvalsti.
Русский	Латвия - Латвийская Республика^[1] Латвийская Республика – прибалтийское государство, столица – г. Рига (721 тыс., 2006). Географически, в зависмости от контекста, относится как к Восточной, так и Северной Европе.
English	Latvia - Republic of Latvia The Republic of Latvia is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia shares land borders with two fellow Baltic states – ► Estonia to the north and ► Lithuania to the south – and both ► Russia and ► Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with ► Sweden. The capital of Latvia is Riga (Latvian: Rīga). Latvia has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004. S

Short name	Latvia
Official name	Republic of Latvia
Status	Independent country since 1991, member of the ► European Union since 2004.
Location	North Europe
Capital	Rīga (Riga)
Population	2,291,000 inhabitants
Area	64,589 km²
Major languages	Latvian (official), Russian (non-official)
Major religions	Protestantism, Catholicism, Russian Orthodoxy
More information	Latvia, Geography of Latvia, History of Latvia and Politics of Latvia
More images	Latvia - Latvia (Category).

General maps

Map of Latvia

Physical geography map

Latvia and the Baltic Sea

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Historical regions

Districts of Latvia

Ainaži	Aizkraukle	Aizpute	Aknīste
Aloja	Alūksne	Ape	Auce
Baldone	Baloži	Balvi	Bauska
Brocēni	Cesvaine	Cēsis	Dagda
Dobele	Durbe	Grobiņa	Ikšķile
Jaunjelgava	Jēkabpils	Kalnciems	Kandava
Krāslava	Kuldīga	Kārsava	Lielvārde
Limbaži	Lubāna	Ludza	Līgatne
Līvāni	Madona	Mazsalaca	Ogre
Olaine	Piltene	Preiļi	Priekule
Pāvilosta	Pļaviņas	Rūjiena	Sabile
Salacgrīva	Salaspils	Saldus	Saulkrasti
Seda	Sigulda	Skrunda	Smiltene
Staicele	Stende	Strenči	Subate
Talsi	Tukums	Valdemārpils	Valka
Valmiera	Vangaži	Varakļāni	Viesīte
Viļaka	Viļāni	Zilupe

Aizkraukle District	Alūksne District	Balvi District	Bauska District
Cēsis District	Daugavpils City	Daugavpils District	Dobele District
Gulbene District	Jēkabpils District	Jelgava City	Jelgava District
Jūrmala City	Krāslava District	Kuldīga District	Liepāja City
Liepāja District	Limbaži District	Ludza District	Madona District
Ogre District	Preiļi District	Rēzekne City	Rēzekne District
Riga City	Riga District	Saldus District	Talsi District
Tukums District	Valka District	Valmiera District	Ventspils City
Ventspils District

Subdivisions of Latvia

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Latvia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Latvia.

Baltic Tribes around 1200

The Medieval Livonia in 1260.

The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1225-1250

The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1308–1455

The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1466

Livonia and Courland in 1619

Latvia under Swedish occupation in 1646 (Treaty of Brömsebro)

Sweden incl. Latvia in 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde)

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Between 1721 and 1795 Latvia is conquered by the Russian Empire. This map shows the Russian expansion from 1533 to 1896

Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in 1740, part of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire in 1866

History of the Russian Empire (in German)

Ethnic map of European Russia before the First World War (in French)

Russia in 1912

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Independent Latvia in 1920

In 1940 Latvia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Location of the USSR

The republics of the USSR

Latvia in the USSR

Evolution of the Soviet Union

Map of the 1974 geographic location of various ethnic groups within the Soviet Union

Soviet Union administrative divisions, 1989

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

Livonia, as shown in a 15th century map.

Livonia, Estonia and Courland in 1662 by Joan Blaeu.

{{left|Image:Ducatuum Livoniae et Curlandiae Nova Tabula, 1705.jpg|Livonia and Courland in 1705 by Frederik de Wit

Other maps

Map of Latvia in the colors of the Flag of Latvia.

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

General remarks:

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