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====Latvia==== | ====Latvia==== | ||
- | Serviced by national (cheap) airline airbaltic. | + | Serviced by national (cheap) airline airbaltic. 2 hour direct flights to Riga from Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and more. Also some Ryanair flights. |
==Culture/ | ==Culture/ | ||
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Latvian is a member of the Baltic language family, which is only related to Lithuanian (not close to Russian). | Latvian is a member of the Baltic language family, which is only related to Lithuanian (not close to Russian). | ||
- | There is a very significant Russian minority in Latvia (~30%, or higher in Riga), and there is a lot of tension between the two groups. | + | There is a very significant Russian minority in Latvia (~30%, or higher in Riga), and there is a lot of tension between the two groups. |
==Geography== | ==Geography== |