Jelgava in short

Territory: 60,56 km2
Elevation: 2,5 – 4,5 m above the sea level

Climate: Warm summer and spring, relatively mild autumn, cold winter. First frosts are observed in the begining of October; first snowfalls happen in December; snow melts by the end of March.

Ethnic composition: 62,7% Latvians, 23,6% Russians, 4,6% Belarusians, 3,2% Ukrainians, 1,6% Poles, 1,3% Lithuanians, 0,8% Romanies, 2,1% other (2025).

Situated just 42 km away from Riga.
Hub of six main motorways and five railway lines.
Notable industrial, administrative, educational and culture centre.

Territory: 10 739 km2
Population: 221 931 (2025)

Two largest rivers of Latvia – Daugava and Lielupe flow through the region.

Traversed by main motorways – Via Baltica (E67) and Riga – Moscow (A6), several railway lines and main oil and natural gas pipelines.

Owing to fertile soils, Zemgale is called The Granary of Latvia.

77% of the soils can be used for agricultural purposes.

21% of territory is woods.

Rich in mineral resources of peat, clay, dolomite, gypsum, limestone, gravel, sand.

National anthem: ‘Dievs, svētī Latviju!’ (God Bless Latvia).
International code: LV
Constitution: democratic parliamentary republic. The parliament, called the Saeima consists of 100 elected MPs.
Capital : Riga
Population: 1 860 565 (2025)
Territory: 64 593 km2
Administrative organisation: 9 cities and 109 municipalities
Traditionally divided into 4 regions: Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme and Zemgale
Population density: 30 per km2 (2025)
Ethnic composition : 63.5% Latvians, 23.3% Russians, 2.9% Belorussians,  2.8% Ukrainians, 1.9% Poles, 1,1% Lithuanians, 4.5% other (2025)
Dry land borders: Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania
Baltic Sea coast length: 494 km
Official language: Latvian (Baltic language group, Indo-European family of languages).
Climate: Warm summers, spring and autumn are relatively mild, cold winters.
The warmest month is July, the coldest months – January.
Currency: Euro
Local time: GMT + 2 hours, from April to November GMT +3
Electricity : 220 volts AC, 50 Hz. European style 2-pin plug
Main Religions: Evangelical Lutherans, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Country code : +371