Latvia has a population of nearly 1.9 million people. In case you’re curious, that’s less than half the population while also being 50 times larger land area than Los Angeles.

RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's emergency services rescued more than 220 people who were stranded on ice floes in the Gulf of Riga on Friday. About 180 people, mostly fishermen, were rescued from a floe ...

RIGA, July 1 (Reuters) - Maksims Ringo and Janis Locs became the first Latvian same-sex couple to register their partnership on Monday, shortly after midnight when a new law came into force.