Latvia is a country located in Northern Europe with a population of 2.2 million people. The capital and largest city of Latvia is Riga, which is home to nearly half of Latvia's population. Riga, founded in 1201, has been included in UNESCO's list of important cultural sites. Latvia has a largely forested landscape, with forests covering 44% of the country. Some notable natural features include over 2,000 lakes, 500 km of white sand beaches, and 12,000 rivers. The national sport of Latvia is ice hockey.

1. Latvia
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Coat of arms

2. General facts
• Population: 2.2 million
• Area 64,589 sq km (24,938 sq miles)
• Major languages: Latvian, Russian
• Major religion: Christianity
• The highest point: Gaiziņkalns (312m)
• Currency: Euro

3. Latvian Flag

4. Riga
• Nearly one half of Latvia’s population lives in the capital Riga.
• Riga, the oldest existing medieval city, was founded in 1201.
• Riga has been included in UNESCO’s list of the world’s most important
cultural and natural sites.

5. National Animal – White Wagtail

6. Nature of Latvia- Four national parks,
- 42 nature parks,
- 260 nature reserves,
- 500 km of white sand beaches,
- 12,000 rivers,
- Over 2,000 lakes,
- Forests cover 44 percent.

7. Rare European Animals

8. The widest waterfall in Europe –
Ventas Rumba

9. The Blue Jeans
The tailor who invented jeans – Jacob Davis – was born in
Riga and emigrated to the US where he sewed the first pair of
jeans trousers and patented them together with Levi Strauss.

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11. Latvian cusine

12. Latvian cusine

13. Midsummer Night

14. Latvian Song and Dance Festival

15. National Sport - Hockey

16. You can go to prison voluntarily

17. Daylight at Midsummer

18. Thank you
for the attention!

19. Are you ready
for
the questions ?

20. Questions:
1. What is the capital of
Latvia?
a) Oslo
b) Vilnius
c) Riga

21. Questions:
1. What is the capital of
Latvia?
c) Riga

22. 2. What country Latvia doesn’t border with?
a)Russia
b)Finland
c)Estonia

23. 2. What country Latvia doesn’t border with?
b)Finland

24. 3. How big is the territory of Latvia?
• a) almost 7 000 sq km
• b) almost 70 000 sq km
• c) almost 700 000 sq km

25. 3. How big is the territory of Latvia?
• b) almost 70 000 sq km

26. 4. What animals you cannot
meet in Latvia?
a)Black storks
b) White wagtail
c)Thorny devil

27. 4.What animals you cannot
meet in Latvia?
c)Thorny devil

28. 5. How large territory of Latvia
is covered by forests?
a) more than 10 percents
b) more than 40 percents
c) more than 90 percents

29. 5. How large territory of Latvia
is covered by forests?
b) more than 40 percents

30. 6.The national sport of
Latvia is:
a) basketball
b) ice hockey
c) rugby

31. 6.The national sport of Latvia is:
b) ice hockey

32. 7. How long usually is midsummer day in Latvia?
a) 20 hours
b) 12 hours
c) 2 hours

33. 7. How long usually is midsummer day in Latvia?
a) 20 hours

34. 8. What do people don’t do
during the Midsummer night?
a) light bonfire
b) eat, drink, sing and dance
c) make snowmen

35. 8. What do people don’t do
during the Midsummer night?
c) make snowmen

36. 9. Latvians are proud of their
a) Corn bread
b) Barley bread
c) Rye bread

37. 9. Latvians are proud of their
c) Rye bread

38. 10. How old is Riga this
year?
a) 90
b) 350
c) 817

39. 10. How old is Riga this
year?
c) 817
(it was founded in 1201)

40. Thank you
for the participation!