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fiogf49gjkf0d LATVIA IS SITUATED ON THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC SEA AND THE
GULF OF RIGA COVERING 63,700 SQ KM. THE COASTAL AREA IS
FLAT AND LOW LYING WITH FEW ELEVATIONS OVER 90 METERS ABOVE
SEA LEVEL. MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS A ROLLING PLAIN WITH FLAT
LOWLANDS ALTERNATING WITH HILLS. IT BORDERS ESTONIA IN THE
NORTH AND RUSSIA IN THE EAST WITH LITHUANIA IN THE SOUTH.
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF LATVIA IS COVERED WITH FORESTS,
MEADOWS, PASTURES, SWAMPS AND WASTELANDS. FORESTS ACCOUNT
FOR A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S AREA. THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC
AND THE GULF OF RIGA HAVE LONG STRETCHES OF EXCELLENT SANDY
BEACHES. RIVERS AND LAKES ABOUND IN LATVIA'S INTERIOR.
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