The First Port of Call Riga Latvia
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava. With 706,413 inhabitants it is the largest city of the Baltic states and third-largest
in the Baltic region, behind Saint Petersburg and Stockholm. Riga's territory covers 118.60 sq mi and lies between 3.3 and 33 ft above sea level,on a flat and sandy plain.Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.
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