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Latvia Map of Latvia with its national boundaries highlighted in red, showing major cities and towns throughout the country. Neighboring countries-Estonia, Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania-are labeled, and the Baltic Sea borders Latvia to the northwest. An inset locator map in the upper right shows Latvia's position in Europe. Aerial view of Riga's Old Town with the Lutheran Dome Cathedral's tall clock tower in the foreground and the Vansu Bridge spanning the Daugava River in the background. Map showing Poland's territory in 1634 under the reign of Wladyslaw IV Vasa, shaded in pink and spanning from the Baltic Sea in the north to near Kyiv in the southeast. Major present-day cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Vilnius, Minsk, Lwow (Lviv), Pinsk, and Kyiv are marked within the territory, with surrounding cities like Moscow, Riga, Vienna, and Budapest shown for reference. Map showing the territorial expansion of Russia from 1300 to 1796, with regions color-coded by the ruler or period of acquisition. The map highlights the principality of Moscow around 1300, its growth by 1462, and subsequent expansions under rulers such as Ivan III, Ivan IV, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great, extending Russian territory across Eastern Europe and into Siberia. Major rivers, neighboring countries, and cities are labeled for geographic context. Kārlis Ulmanis Crowds of German soldiers with horses and wagons fill the cobblestone streets near the harbor in Libau, Latvia, during World War I, with ships and buildings in the background. A Nazi Tiger tank and several SS soldiers move through rubble-strewn streets lined with damaged buildings in a ruined Latvian town during World War II. World map highlighting NATO member countries in dark blue, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council countries in light blue, NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue partners in purple, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partners in pink, and global partners in teal. Brussels, Belgium, is marked as NATO headquarters. A timeline below the map shows the years each member joined NATO from 1949 to 2024.
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Latvia
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Latvia
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Riga, Latvia
The Old Town of Riga, Latvia, beside the Daugava (Western Dvina) River.
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Poland, 1634
Poland's territory in 1634, during the reign of Władysław IV Vasa.
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Expansion of Russia, 1300–1796
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Kārlis Ulmanis
Kārlis Ulmanis, on a Latvian postage stamp.
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Eastern Front
German occupation of Libau (now Liepāja, Latvia), May 1915.
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Latvia in World War II
German occupation troops in Latvia, c. 1944.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization: members and partners
Map and timeline of the member countries and partner countries of the North Atlantic...
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