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Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
New head of government since 2026.05.28: Andris Kulbergs, replacing Evika Siliņa. Wikidata
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 7.8
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 18 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 5 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Riga
- Population
- 1,829,000 inh.
- Area
- 64,559 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Head of Government
Andris Kulbergs
Government in office 1 members
Premier ministre de Lettonie
Andris Kulbergs
Parliament
Saeima
100 seats
Inception 1922
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
49 G$
GDP / capita
26,312 $
Growth
2.1 %
Inflation
3.7 %
Unemployment
6.6 %
Defense / GDP
3.3 %
Life expectancy
76.4 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 3
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.83/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
89/100
Corruption (CPI)
60/100
Press freedom (RSF)
81/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#68
Annual budget
1.6 Md$
Defense effort
3.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
22 Md$
Imports
28 Md$
Balance
-6 Md$
Top exports
- 15% Bois + papier
Top imports
- 10% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
88%
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GBR
91%
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FRA
95%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
11%
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CHN
22%
Abstention: 9%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-10-03
United List 41 seats, Latvia First 17, SV–AJ 15 (of 100) · turnout 51.8%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.889/1
Gini
34.0
Refugees hosted
32,454
Refugees originating
189
National anthem
Dievs, Sveti Latviju
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,992 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,318, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)