latvia

     

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Trivia about latvia

  • In 1999 Vaira Vike-Freiberga became president of this Baltic nation wedged between Lithuania & Estonia
  • Estonia & Lithuania
  • The lat, equivalent to 100 santims, is the currency of--yep, you guessed it--this country
  • Riga
  • Balkan countries:Albania,Latvia,Croatia
  • Lettonie
  • Riga & Jelgava
  • Once home to the Knights of the Sword, Riga Castle is today the official residence of the president of this Baltic country
  • This nation of 2.3 million was conquered & Christianized in the 13th century
  • Lithuania has a Seimas; this neighbor to the North has a Saeima
  • As you might guess, the lats is the basic monetary unit of this Baltic country
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew reads from a European riverbank.) Since 1209, a church has stood on this same spot; today, St. Peter's is a landmark in this middle of the three Baltic states
  • Latgalian is a dialect spoken by about 150,000 in this country's province of Latgale
  • Riga is its capital
  • Here's a tidbit if you get to chat up Natalie Gulbis; she's the LPGA's first player whose family is from this Baltic republic

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