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As Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet in Riga, Latvia, here are five facts about the country that you might not know.

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What do you know about Latvia? The country is playing host this week to a North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting which will see NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers gather in Riga. This video introduces the Baltic country, which joined NATO in 2004.

Meetings of the NAC will be held in Riga, Latvia on Tuesday 30th November and Wednesday 1 December 2021.

The piece includes archive footage showing various imagery linked to Latvia including the city of Riga, forests and festival dancing. It also includes archive footage from Thomson Reuters.

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5 FACTS
ABOUT LATVIA

1
50% OF LATVIA
IS COVERED IN FOREST

2
LATVIA HAS ITS OWN
STATUE OF LIBERTY

THE FREEDOM MONUMENT

LATVIANS CALL HER MILDA

3
THE LATVIAN FLAG IS ONE OF
THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD

FIRST USED
IN THE 13TH CENTURY

4
TRADITIONAL DISH
GREY PEAS WITH BACON

THE DISH IS USUALLY SERVED
OVER CHRISTMAS

5
EVERY 5 YEARS
AROUND 40,000 PEOPLE
TAKE PART IN A SONG & DANCE FESTIVAL

TO CELEBRATE
LATVIAN FOLKLORE HERITAGE

LATVIA JOINED NATO IN 2004

AND HAS REMAINED
A PROUD ALLY EVER SINCE

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Please contact Thomson Reuters to clear this material.

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“Find What You're Looking For (Underscore)” by Will May
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