http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/latvia/learning-the-social-customs-of-latvia.html http://www.expatify.com/latvia/learning-the-social-customs-of-latvia.html#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:58:48 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6078 Latvia is a small Eastern European country situated on the Baltic Sea. About 57% of the country is ethnically Latvian, about 30% is Russian, and there are also some small groups of Belorussians, Ukrainians, Poles and Lithuanians. Latvian is the official language, but Russian is widely spoken throughout the country. The vast majority of people [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/latvia/learning-the-social-customs-of-latvia.html/feed 2 http://www.expatify.com/latvia/exploring-the-major-cities-of-latvia.html http://www.expatify.com/latvia/exploring-the-major-cities-of-latvia.html#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:14:39 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2433 Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, and it is located on the mouth of the river Daugava. It has a population of about 700,000. It is also the largest Baltic city. The city is known culturally for its Jugendstil architecture, which is a German Art Nouvaeu style. Its history dates back to [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/latvia/exploring-the-major-cities-of-latvia.html/feed 0