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Latvia is a Baltic state in Northern Europe with a coastline of sandy beaches and dunes on the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga; Riga, the capital, is the largest city in the Baltic states. Riga's medieval old town and its Art Nouveau districts form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Latvia declared independence in 1918, was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1944 until 1991, and joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.
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