Latvia (Imperial Machines)

Latvia (Latvian: Latvija), officially the Kingdom of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Karaliste), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, one of the three Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Belarus and by a maritime border to the west with Sweden. The country has a temperate seasonal climate.

Latvia is a democratic parliamentary monarchy established in 1918. The capital city is Riga, the European Capital of Culture 2014. Latvian is the official language. Latvia is a unitary state, divided into 118 administrative divisions of which 109 are municipalities and 9 are cities.

Latvians and Livs are the indigenous people of Latvia. Latvian is an Indo-European language; it and Lithuanian are the only two surviving Baltic languages. Despite foreign rule from the 13th to 20th centuries, the Latvian nation maintained its identity throughout the generations via the language and musical traditions.