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Due to its total area, Latvia is considered a large nation. Its total land area is 64,589 km² (about 24,938 mi²). The continental shelf of Latvia is approximately 27,772 km² (approximately 10,723 mi²). Latvia is in Europe. Europe is a continent whose borders date back to ancient times. European countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Vatican, among others. Latvia has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia. Latvia is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Latvia is 87 m (285 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Latvia is 1370 kilometers (~529 miles). Latvia shares its land borders with 4 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Latvia, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring areas as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Latvia has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia. The lengths of land borders of Latvia with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Belarus - 141 km (88 miles),
Estonia - 339 km (211 miles),
Lithuania - 453 km (282 miles),
Russia - 217 km (135 miles).
Cities
The capital of Latvia is Riga. The largest city in Latvia is Riga.

Elevation
The average altitude range of Latvia is 87 m (285 ft). The highest point in Latvia is Gaizinkalns with an official elevation of 312 m (1,024 ft). The lowest point in Latvia is the Baltic Sea. The difference in altitude between the highest (Gaizinkalns) and the lowest (Baltic Sea) point in Latvia is 312 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Latvia is 64,589 km² (about 24,938 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 28,452 km² (~10,985 mi²). The continental shelf of Latvia is approximately 27,772 km² (about 10,723 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Latvia is approximately 93,041 km² (~35,923 mi²). Due to its total area, Latvia is considered a large nation.

Forest and farmland
28,807 km² of Latvia's territory is covered with forests, and forest areas make up 45% of the country's total area. There are 17,926 km² of arable land in Latvia, which accounts for 28% of the country's total area.