The Republic of Latvia is a country in the middle of the Baltic states, located in North-eastern Europe and on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.
Latvia is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian Federation, to the southeast by Belarus and it shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Latvia has a population of 1.9 million people as of 2019 and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). Almost half of the total land area is covered by forests along with an extensive network of rivers, thousands of lakes and hundreds of kilometres of white sand coastline. In 2019 Latvia ranked as the 2nd greenest country in the European Union.
Latvia’s capital is Riga, which is the biggest city in the Baltic states and is well-known for its Art Nouveau architecture and wooden buildings.
The official language is Latvian, which is considered one of the oldest languages in Europe. Latvia is a member state of the European Union, NATO and part of the Schengen Area since 2004 joining Eurozone in 2014.
In 2018 Latvia celebrated its centenary.
Culture Institutions
Latvian National Centre for Culture
State Culture Capital Foundation
Art Academies
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Music
Latvian National Opera and Ballet
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
State Academic Choir „Latvija”
State Chamber Orchestra „Sinfonietta Rīga”
Baltic Chamber Orchestra „Kremerata Baltica”
Latvian Music Information Centre
Latvian National Recording Company “Skani”
Theatre
Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre
New Theatre Institute of Latvia
Dance
Latvian Dance Information Centre
Golden Foundation of Latvian Stage Dance
Circus
Literature
International Writers’ and Translators’ House
Cinema
National Film Centre of Latvia
Visual Arts
Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art Centre „Kim?”
RIXC Center for New Media Culture
Architecture
Latvian Association of Architects
Design
Creative Industries
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Creative Industries Platform "Fold"
Folk Art
Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance Celebration
Digital Archives of Latvian Folklore
Archives, Libraries, National Heritage
Museums
Latvian National Museum of Art
Latvian National History Museum
Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation
Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
Associaton of Memorial Museums
Museum of Literature and Music
Joint Catalogue of the National Holdings of Museums
National Projects