Latvia

Population Among the Baltic countries, Latvia is the one that counts the most consistent Slavic minorities: according to 1998 data, ethnic Latvians, whose traditional religion is Lutheran Protestant, represent only 55 % of the population (which amounts in total to

The history of Latvia is characterized by the fact that the area has long been subject to other states. From the Middle Ages, Latvia was under German rule, then Swedish, and finally Russian. In 1918, Latvia declared independence, but only