Latvia

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Capital: Riga

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 24,937

Land Covered by Water: 1.5%

Time Zone: EET (UTC+2)

Climate:  maritime; wet, moderate winters

Approximate Population: 2,270,700

Official Language: Latvian

Religion: Christianity, Non-religion or Secularism, Judaism, Dievturi (Neopagans), Islam

Currency: Lats

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Tickborne Encephalitis, Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever, Plague, Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Lyme Disease, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Cestoda Infections (Fish Tapeworm)

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