Riga is the capital of Lativa, one of the three Baltic States.
Latvia is European Union member state since 2004. The Region of Riga has over 1 Million inhabitants with well over 700,000 living in the city limits.
Riga’s historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.