Latvia

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President and Einars Repse, Prime Minister of Latvia signing the Accession Treaty (Photo: European Commission)

Has a population of 2.4 million and an area of 64,589 km2

Became an EU Member State on 1st May 2004. Has had a Europe agreement since 1995 and entered into Accession Partnership in 1998.

Has four out of 321 votes in the Council and nine out of 732 seats in the EU Parliament.

Links

http://www.am.gov.lv/lv/

http://www.europarl.eu.int/enl....../applicants/latvia_home_en.htm