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Latvia declared the end of the transitional period and restored full independence on the 21st of August 1991. This declaration occurred in the aftermath of the failed Soviet coup attempt in Moscow.
Edgars Rinkēvičs was elected President of Latvia in May 2023, making him the European Union's first openly gay head of state. He assumed office following parliamentary elections in that month.
Forests account for 56 percent of the total land area in Latvia. This figure makes Latvia the country with the fifth highest proportion of land covered by forests in the European Union.
Latvia joined the Eurozone on the 1st of January 2014. The euro became the country's currency on that date, superseding the previous currency known as the Lats.
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov, Ribbentrop Pact on the 24th of August 1939. This 10-year non-aggression pact contained a secret protocol that assigned Latvia to the Soviet sphere of influence.