Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republic_of_Latvia_(1918–1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:Dievs,_svētī_Latviju!
gptkbp:area 64,589 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Riga
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Latvia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Latvian_lats
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:dialCode +371
gptkbp:dissolved 17 June 1940
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:established 18 November 1918
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Latvia
gptkbp:governmentType parliamentary republic
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:President_of_Latvia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
gptkbp:internationalRecognition 1921
gptkbp:invaded gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:joinedLeagueOfNations 1921
gptkbp:leaderAfter1934Coup gptkb:Kārlis_Ulmanis
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Saeima
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Jānis_Čakste
gptkb:Kārlis_Ulmanis
gptkb:Alberts_Kviesis
gptkb:Gustavs_Zemgals
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:population ~2 million (1939)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia_(1940)
gptkb:Latvian_War_of_Independence
Coup d'état of 1934
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Latvian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
gptkbp:timezone EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7