Russia → Latvia (secession)

When

1991

Kind

Territorial change

Where

Latvia

Coordinates

57.07° N, 25.46° E

Process

secession

Type

Secession (establish new indep. entities)

Pop

2600000

Area km2

64610

Losing

Russia

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Country in Northern Europe

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. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million.

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