Latvia is a country in Northern Europe, located on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is one of the three Baltic states, bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast. Latvia's capital and largest city is Riga. It has a temperate seasonal climate and covers an area of about 64,589 square kilometers (24,938 square miles) with a population of approximately 1.8 million people.