Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Soviet Period
After the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany on August 23, 1939, Latvia became a strategic int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - History
Main article: History of Latvia Known originally as Livonia, the area that now constitutes Latvia was under the influence of the German S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Polish And Swedish Period
The 1500s were a time of great changes for the inhabitants of Latvia, notable for the reformation and the collapse of the Livonian nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Russian Period
At the beginning of the 1700s, the Great Northern War broke out. The course of this war was directly linked with today's Latvian territor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Independence
The idea of an independent Latvia became a reality at the beginning of the 1900s. The course of World War I (WWI) activated the idea of i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Reinstating Independence
A liberalisation within the communist regime began in the mid 1980s in the USSR. In Latvia there immediately appeared a few mass socio-po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - German Period
Because of its strategic geographic location, Latvian territory has always been invaded by other larger nations, and this situation has d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Sports
Latvia has a professional soccer and hockey league. Latvia's soccer league is named the Latvian football Virsliga. Latvian hockey team ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Districts
Main article: Districts of Latvia Latvia is divided into 26 districts called rajons. 7 cities (lielpilsētas) have a separate status. Ai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Politics
Main article: Politics of Latvia The 100-seat unicameral Latvian parliament, the Saeima, is elected by direct, popular vote every four ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Geography
Main article: Geography of Latvia Large parts of Latvia are covered by forests, and the country has over 12,000 small rivers and over 3,0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Economy
Main article: Economy of Latvia Since year 2000 Latvia has had one of the highest GDP growth rates in Europe [1]. In 2004, annual GDP gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latvia - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Latvia Latvia's population has been multiethnic for centuries. In 1897 the first official census in this ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Latvia - Legendary History
The proto-Baltic forefathers of the Latvian people have lived on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea since the third millennium BC [1]. A...   » Read the article