Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 64,588 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
land: 64,588 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
water: none
Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total: 1,150 km (710 mi)
border countries: Belarus 141 km (88 mi), Estonia 339 km (211 mi), Lithuania 453 km (281 mi), Russia 217 km (135 mi)
Coastline: 531 kilometres (330 mi)
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 metres (660 ft) depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Gaizinkalns 312 metres (1,024 ft)
Latitude and longitude
- North : (58°05′06″N 25°11′57″E / 58.085137°N 25.1992035°E / 58.085137; 25.1992035)
- South : (55°40′30″N 26°35′50″E / 55.674971°N 26.5972137°E / 55.674971; 26.5972137)
- West : (56°21′14″N 20°58′13″E / 56.3539336°N 20.9701538°E / 56.3539336; 20.9701538)
- East : (56°16′37″N 28°14′28″E / 56.2769113°N 28.2410431°E / 56.2769113; 28.2410431)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Latvia
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