Portal:Latvia

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Latvia Portal Coat of Arms of Latvia The Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika) is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states — Estonia to the north and — Lithuania to the south, with Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia, Riga (Latvian: Rīga), is the largest city in the Baltic states. Read more... Show new selections edit   Selected article The 2006 Riga summit or the 19th NATO Summit was a NATO summit held in Riga, Latvia from November 28 until November 29, 2006. The most important topics discussed were the War in Afghanistan and the future role and borders of the alliance. Further, the summit focused on the alliance's continued transformation, taking stock of what has been accomplished since the 2002 Prague Summit. NATO also committed itself to extend further membership invitations in the upcoming 2008 Bucharest Summit. This summit was the first NATO summit held on territory of a former USSR republic and coincided with CIS' 2006 Minsk Summit of November 28. Roads in the center of Riga were closed down and parking was not allowed at the airport or at several roads, out of fear for car bombs. About 9000 Latvian police officers and soldiers took care of the Summit's security, while more than 450 other airmen from seven European NATO countries were called upon to ensure a no-fly zone above the summit in an operation called Operation Peaceful Summit. This enhanced ongoing Baltic Air Policing activities with additional aircraft, communications and maintenance support. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Selected picture Lighthouse in Ventspils edit   Latvia Dates 11 November 1919 - Latvia defeats Germany during Latvian War of Independence 14 November 1922 - Jānis Čakste becomes the first president of Latvia 18 November 1918 - Independence of Latvia is declared Holidays and observances in Latvia 11 November - Lāčplēsis Day 18 November - Independence Day 25 November - Remembrance Day of the dead (Candles Eve) edit   Categories Click the "+" below to see all subcategories: [+] Latvia edit   Main topics History • Politics • Geography • Economy • Military • Demographics • Culture Flag • Coat of arms • National anthem Parliament of Latvia • President • Prime Minister • Constitution Regions • Cities • Rivers edit   Wikipedia in Latvian There is a Latvian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. edit   Things you can do Here are some tasks you can do from Baltic States notice board and WikiProject Latvia: Create: Bikur Holim Hospital (Riga) • Cīņa • Iskolastrel • Raimunds Čaks • Daugavas Vanagi • Suiti Translate: lv:Satversmes sapulce → Constitutional Assembly of Latvia • de:Salaspils (Lager) → Salaspils concentration camp Improve: Kārlis Ulmanis • Dienas Lapa Expand: Latvian Riflemen • Arvīds Pelše • Delfi (web portal) • Stubs Collaboration: Minox Add media: Helsinki-86 • Rainis • Jānis Čakste • Gustavs Zemgals • Alberts Kviesis • Litene (memorial to Latvian army officers) Update: Latvian security laws referendum, 2007 • Līvi • Portal:Latvia edit   Related portals Europe European Union Belarus Estonia Lithuania Russia edit   Associated Wikimedia Latvia on Wikibooks  Latvia on Wikimedia Commons Latvia on Wikinews  Latvia on Wikiquote  Latvia on Wikisource  Latvia on Wikiversity  Latvia on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Purge server cache