Latvia

Republic of Latvia · Latvija

Latvia (LV, LVA) is a country in Northern Europe, with Riga as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +371; mobile numbers are written like 21 234 567. The time zone is Europe/Riga. Official language: Latvian.

CurrencyEUR€

Dial code+371e.g. 21 234 567

Time zoneRigaUTC+02:00

LanguageLatvian

CapitalRiga

Population1.8M64.6K km²

Overview

Official name: Republic of Latvia
Native name: Latvija
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: LV
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: LVA
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 428
IOC code: LAT
Demonym: Latvian
Capital: Riga
Region: Europe › Northern Europe
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Northern Europe
European Union
Eurozone
United Nations
Internet domain: .lv
Coordinates: 57, 25
Area: 64,559 km²
Population: 1,801,250
GDP: $71.2B ($39.5K per person)
Literacy: 99.8%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇧🇾 Belarus
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇷🇺 Russia

Currency

Euro EUR

Symbol: €
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: 1234,50 €

Former currencies: LVL LVR SUR

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Latvian lv	Official	61% (1.1M)
English en		46% (828.6K)
Russian ru		38% (684.5K)
Latgalian ltg		8.9% (160.3K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Europe/Riga		UTC+02:00	UTC+03:00	Eastern European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +371
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 8 digits
Emergency number: 1 pattern 0[1-3]|11[023]

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	63 123 456	+371 63 123 456	XX XXX XXX	8
Mobile	21 234 567	+371 21 234 567	XX XXX XXX	8
Toll free	80 123 456	+371 80 123 456	XX XXX XXX	8
Premium rate	90 123 456	+371 90 123 456	XX XXX XXX	8
Shared cost	81 123 456	+371 81 123 456	XX XXX XXX	8

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3})`	`[2679]\|8[01]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{State/province}

{City}, {Postal code}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: LV-\d{4}
Examples: LV-1073 · LV-1000
Post office lookup: https://pasts.lv/lv/kategorija/pasta_nodalas/

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB, hb, h
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-LV
ltg-LV
lv-LV

Number and date formats

As written by the Latvian (Latvia) locale (lv-LV), amounts in EUR.

Number: 1 234 567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (EUR): 1 234 567,89 €
Accounting: -1 234 567,89 €
Currency, name: 1 234 567,89 eiro
Compact short: 1,2 milj.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoni
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometri stundā
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: piektdiena, 2026. gada 27. marts
Date, long: 2026. gada 27. marts
Date, medium: 2026. gada 27. marts
Date, short: 27.03.26
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 2026. gada 27. marts 15:04
Month and year: 2026. g. marts
Weekday: Piektdiena
Relative time: vakar · pēc 3 dienām · pirms 2 stundām
List: and: A, B un C
List: or: A, B vai C