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Unwary travellers lured into Rīga's winding cobbled streets are transfixed by swirling Art Nouveau architecture and warm bars with candles flickering in the windows. Just as you can't take the Old Town's beauty any longer, you look up to a bewitching skyline of castle turrets and church steeples.
Fast Facts
Population
747,200
Currency
Name: Latvian Lats
Code: LVL
Symbol: Ls
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Latvian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +2
Country Dialing Code
+371
Weights & Measures
Metric
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