Jāņi cheese is a Latvian sour milk cheese, traditionally eaten on Jāņi – the Midsummer celebration. Today it is available and well demanded ...
Several ferry ports connect the Latvia with Germany, Sweden. The ferry ports are Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils.
Main airport is located in the capital Riga.
International train routes from Riga are to St.Petersburg, Moscow, Pskov in Russia and border town Valga in Estonia.
There are good bus services among the largest cities of the three Baltic states and neighbouring countries.
See more info on travel here: www.celotajs.lv/cont/cntr/dest/travelinfo_en.html
Population: 2 023 825, territory: 64 573 km², population density: 31 per km², ethnic composition: 61% Latvians, 26% Russians, 4% Belorussians, 3% Lithuanians, 2% Ukrainians, 1% Poles, currency: Euro(EUR)