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Latvia
Capital: Riga
- Gaiziņkalns, Latvia's highest point, rises 311.6 metres above sea level in the Vidzeme Upland.
- Turaida Castle, near Sigulda, was built in 1214 under Albert of Riga and was later rebuilt.
- Latvia's population peaked at just under 2.7 million people in 1990.