For centuries Latvia was primarily an agricultural country, with seafaring, fishing and forestry as other important factors in its economy. Latvia was under foreign dominion from the 13th until the ...

Not much more than a decade after it declared independence following the collapse of the USSR, Latvia was welcomed as an EU member in May 2004. The move came just weeks after it joined Nato.

Situated in north-eastern Europe with a coastline ... European Union and Nato in 2004. For centuries Latvia was primarily an agricultural country, with seafaring, fishing and forestry as other ...

It was last updated on 22 August 2023 Situated in north-eastern Europe with ... For centuries Latvia was primarily an agricultural country, with seafaring, fishing and forestry as other important ...