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Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Belarus. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden.

The Latvians are Baltic people culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian, but not with the Estonian language (a Finnic language). Today the Latvian and Lithuanian languages are the only surviving members of the Baltic languages of the Indo-European family. The country is also the home of a large number of ethnic Russians of whom some are non-citizens.

Latvia is a unitary parliamentary republic. The capital and largest city is Riga. With a population of 2.22 million, Latvia is one of the least-populous members of the European Union.

Latvia has been a member of the United Nations since September 17, 1991; of the European Union since May 1, 2004; and of NATO since March 29, 2004.

MY WISH FOR YOU.
I wish you health and harmony ;
I wish you peace and joy ;
I wish you strength and happiness
And wealth without alloy.
I pray the inner grace may shine
Through all you do and say ;
And more than all, I pray that Love
May guide you on your way.

NONA L. BROOKS
Denver, 1914.