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.
Līvõ kēļ	Leţmō - um mō Eirōpõs, Vālda mier jūr. Kilgs um Ēstimō, Krīevõmō, Vāldakrīevõmō ja Leišmō. Sin teritōrij um 64 589 km², Leţmōl jelāb 2 258 400 rovštõ (2009. āigast aprils). Leţmō pǟjālgab um Rīgõ.
Latgalīšu volūda	Latveja -vaļsteiba Europā pi Baļtejis jiurys. Golvysmīsts — Reiga.
Other languages	Deutsch: Lettland - ist ein Staat in Nordeuropa, im Zentrum des Baltikums gelegen. Es grenzt im Süden an Litauen, im Südosten an Weißrussland, im Osten an Russland, im Norden an Estland und im Westen an die Ostsee.
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.

Short name	Latvia
Official name	Republic of Latvia
Status	Independent country from 1918, subject to soviet and nazi military occupation from 1940 to 1991, regained indipendence in 1991. member of the ► European Union since 2004.
Location	North Europe
Capital	Rīga
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

Karte Latvija
Карта Латвии
Map of Latvia

Fiziskās ģeogrāfiskās kartes
Физико-географическая карта
Physical geography map

Latvija un Baltijas jūras
Латвии и Балтийского моря
Latvia and the Baltic Sea

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Vēsturiskajiem novadiem
Исторические регионы
Historical regions

Latvijas rajoni
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

Lv. Latvijas administratīvais iedalījums
Ru. Административное деление Латвии
Ltg. Latvejis administrativais teritoriskais dalejums
En. Subdivisions of Latvia
De. Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands

Административное деление Латвии
Subdivisions of Latvia
Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands

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.

Baltu cilšu ap 1200.
Балтийские племена около 1200.
Baltic Tribes around AD 1200.
Baltischen Stämme um 1200.

Livonija
Терра Мариана, 1260.
The Medieval Livonia in 1260.
Alt-Livland

Государство Тевтонского ордена 1225-1250
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1225-1250
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1225-1250

Государство Тевтонского ордена 1308–1455
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1308–1455
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1308–1455

Государство Тевтонского ордена 1466
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1466
Staat des Deutschen Ordens 1466

Livonija un Kurzeme 1619
Лифляндии и Курляндии в 1619 году
Livonia and Courland in 1619
Livland und Kurland im Jahre 1619

Lettland under svenskt styre
Latvia under Swedish occupation in 1646 (Treaty of Brömsebro)

Sweden incl. Latvia in 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde)

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

Krievijas impērija
Российская Империя
Russian Empire

Krievijas impērija, 1866
Российская Империя, 1866
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

Russian Civil War

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

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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 more than 70 years old.

Livonia, as shown in a 15th century map.

Livonia, Estonia and Courland in 1662 by Joan Blaeu.

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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