Latvia

Latvia is a country in Europe. Explore its flag and capital below — then test yourself.

Continent

Europe

Capital

Riga

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Coat of arms Coming soon

Latvia's flag is a deep carmine red with a narrow white horizontal stripe across the centre. The distinctive dark red — 'Latvian red' — and the design are said to date to a 13th-century chronicle describing a wounded leader wrapped in a white sheet stained with blood, leaving a white stripe. It is among the oldest flag designs, readopted in 1990.