Latvia
- Region
- Europe
- Area
- 64,559 km²
- Capital
- Riga
- ISO
- LV
What the flag means
The red of the flag is a dark shade known as Latvian red. According to legend, a wounded leader was wrapped in a white cloth whose two edges were stained with blood; red is said to stand for shed blood, and white for honesty.
Fun facts
- FlagLatvia’s red-white-red flag is an old flag that is said to appear even in 13th-century records.
- GeographyLatvia is a green country, with more than half of its land covered by forest.
- CultureLatvia’s midsummer festival “Jāņi” is celebrated by wearing crowns of flowers and leaves and staying up all night around bonfires.
- CultureLatvia’s “Song and Dance Celebration” is inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list jointly by the three Baltic states.
