Riga is the capital of the Republic of Latvia and the largest city in the Baltics.

City charter granted: 1201

Area: 304 sq. km

Population (01.07.2013): 695,539

Language: Latvian

National currency: Euro (since January 2014)

Time zone: GMT + 2

International dialing code: +371

Political system: Republic; parliamentary democracy

Member of the EU and NATO since 2004.