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Latvia , officially the ___MASK41___ of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe , one of the three Baltic states . It is bordered by Estonia to the north , Lithuania to the south , Russia to the east , and Belarus to the southeast , as well as a maritime border to the west alongside Sweden . Latvia has ___MASK63___ , 957 , 200 inhabitants and a territory of . The country has a temperate seasonal climate . The euro ( ___MASK12___ : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , ___MASK87___ , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia . Literally meaning " the Middle Land " it is situated in north - central Latvia north of the Daugava ___MASK56___ . Sometimes in German it is also known as " Livland "- German form from Latin " Livonia ", though it comprises only a small part of Medieval Livonia and about half ( Latvian part ) of Swedish Livonia . Lejasciems ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . The central ___MASK85___ in the ___MASK66___ is Lejasciems . The ___MASK43___ , also known as the Baltic countries , Baltic republics , Baltic nations , or simply , the Baltics , are the three countries in northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic ___MASK100___ : Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . The ___MASK43___ cooperate on a regional level in several intergovernmental organizations . Lgo ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . Litene ( German : Lettin ) is the center of Litene ___MASK66___ , in Gulbene Municipality , in north - eastern Latvia . Other names : Lytene , Myza Lytene . A notable building is Litene Manor . Gulbene ___MASK24___ is a ___MASK24___ in Vidzeme , Latvia . The ___MASK24___ was formed in 2009 by merging Beava ___MASK66___ , Dauksti ___MASK66___ , Druviena ___MASK66___ , Galgauska ___MASK66___ , Jaungulbene ___MASK66___ , Lejasciems ___MASK66___ , Litene ___MASK66___ , Lizums ___MASK66___ , Lgo ___MASK66___ , Ranka ___MASK66___ , Stmeriena ___MASK66___ , Stradi ___MASK66___ , Tirza ___MASK66___ and Gulbene town the administrative centre being Gulbene . A ___MASK24___ is usually a ___MASK8___ urban administrative division having corporate status and powers of self - government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws , to which it is subordinate . It is to be distinguished from the county , which may encompass rural territory and / or numerous small communities such as towns , villages and hamlets . The term " ___MASK24___ " may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given ___MASK24___ . A ___MASK24___ is a general - purpose administrative subdivision , as opposed to a special - purpose district . The term is derived from French " municipalité " and Latin " municipalis ". Stmeriena ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . The administrative center is Vecstmeriena . The terms Baltic ___MASK53___ , Baltic Rim countries , and Baltic Rim refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general ___MASK54___ surrounding the Baltic ___MASK100___ . Jaungulbene ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . The administrative center is Gulbtis . Lithuania ( UK and US : ), officially the ___MASK41___ of Lithuania , is a country in Northern Europe . One of the three Baltic states , it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic ___MASK100___ , to the east of Sweden and Denmark . It is bordered by Latvia to the north , Belarus to the east and south , Poland to the south , and Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) to the southwest . Lithuania has an estimated population of 2 . 9 million people , and its capital and largest city is Vilnius . Lithuanians are a Baltic people . The official language , Lithuanian , along with Latvian , is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo - European language family . Dauksti ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . Belarus ( lat . ',      ), officially the ___MASK41___ of Belarus , formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia ( though this name is no longer used in Belarus itself , even in Russian language ), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast , Ukraine to the south , Poland to the west , and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest . Its ___MASK83___ and most populous city is Minsk . Over 40 % of its is forested . Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing . Until the 20th century , different states at various times controlled the lands of modern - ___MASK16___ Belarus , including the Principality of Polotsk ( 11th to 14th centuries ), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth , and the Russian Empire . Druviena ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . Litene ___MASK66___ is situated in Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . It was formerly an administrative unit of the Gulbene District . The administrative center is Litene . Beava ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . The administrative center is Beava . Stradi ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . Northern Europe is the northern ___MASK65___ or region of Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately of all of Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) most or all of : Iceland , the ___MASK41___ of Ireland , the Isle of Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , northern Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , northern Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and northwest Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other ___MASK60___ factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a ___MASK65___ of North America , is politically a ___MASK65___ of the Kingdom of Denmark , and may be included depending on the definition . Gulbene ___MASK99___ was an administrative division of Latvia , located in the Vidzeme region , in the country ' s north - east . It was organized into a ___MASK67___ and thirteen parishes , each with a local ___MASK20___ authority . The main ___MASK67___ in the district was Gulbene . The Pededze is a ___MASK56___ in Latvia and Estonia . It has a length of of which in Latvia 131 km and in Estonia 26 km . It flows generally south . It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste , the source of Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish , Võru County , Estonia . The basin area of Pededze is 1 , 690 km² ( 1 , 523 . 3 km² in Latvia ; 119 km² in Estonia ) and average discharge 12 . 2 m³ / s . Pededze together with Aiviekste forms natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale . Tirza ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian ___MASK45___ in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a ___MASK37___ - tunnel across the Öresund . At , Sweden is the third - largest ___MASK45___ in the European Union by area , with a total population of 10 . 0 million . Sweden consequently has a low population density of , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the ___MASK45___ . Approximately 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . Lizums ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality , Latvia . It was formerly an administrative unit of the Gulbene District . The administrative center is Lizums . Ranka ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia . It is located in a hilly region with landuse consisting mainly of agriculture and forests . Litene Manor is a ___MASK36___ in Litene ___MASK66___ , in the historical region of Vidzeme , in northern Latvia . It was built during the first half of the 19th century in Classical style for Baron Otto von Wolff on the banks of the Pededze . Manor was burned down during revolution of 1905 but was later restored in simplified forms . After Latvian agrarian reforms in 1921 ___MASK36___ was nationalised and lands partitioned . Since 1924 building houses the Litene primary ___MASK69___ . Russia ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian ___MASK75___ , is a country in Eurasia . At , Russia is the largest country in the world by ___MASK30___ area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Galgauska ___MASK66___ is an administrative unit of the Gulbene District , Latvia .