Interesting Facts about Latvia

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Latvia.

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2 curious facts about Latvia.

Latvia is one of three countries known as the "Baltic States". The other Baltic State countries are Estonia and Lithuania. Latvia is also known as Lettland, named after the "Letts" or Lettish people.
Riga Castle was originally built in 1330 for the Livonian Order of Knights. Today Riga Castle is the official home of the President of Latvia.