Its capital is [[Riga]], which is on the coast of the Baltic Sea opposite [[Sweden]].
Its capital is [[Riga]], which is on the coast of the Baltic Sea opposite [[Sweden]].
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Latvia became a member of [[NATO]] in 2004. It's president, Edgars Rinkēvičs, was the first openly [[gay]] [[head of state]] in the [[European Union]].<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-31/eu-s-first-openly-gay-head-of-state-elected-by-latvian-assembly</ref>