2) Latvia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Latvia, (lat´ve) (KEY) , Latvian Latvija, officially Republic of Latvia, republic (1994 est. pop. 2,749,000), 24,590 sq mi (63,688 sq km), north central Europe. It...

3) h. Latvia. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...h. Latvia 1990, May Latvia moved toward independence. On May 4, the new Supreme Soviet in Latvia passed an independence resolution by restoring the pre-1940 constitution...

4) Latvia. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Latvia (lat-vee-uh, LAHT-vee-uh) Republic on the Baltic Sea, bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and Lithuania to the...

5) c. Latvia. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...c. Latvia 1917, Oct. 29 Formation of the Latvian national council, following the Soviet seizure of power in Russia. Since German forces remained in the country, the...

6) Latvia. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...area until 1561, when it passed to Poland. Under Russian control from the 18th century, Latvia became independent after World War I but was annexed in 1940 by the...

7) Dvina, river, Russia, Belarus, and Latvia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Dvina, river, Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, or Western Dvina, Ger. Duna, Latvian Daugava, Rus. Zapadnaya Dvina, river, c.635 mi (1,020 km) long, in Russia, Belarus,...

8) 1994, Jan. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1994, Jan Latvia and Lithuania agreed to build an oil terminal at the Baltic Sea port of Liepaja, Latvia, so that Lithuania's Mazeikiai refinery would not have to...

9) Riga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Riga, (re´g) (KEY) , city (1992 est. pop. 901,700), capital of Latvia, on the Daugava (Western Dvina) River near its entry into the Gulf of Riga. A major Baltic port,...

10) Lettland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lettland, see Latvia....