LV — Latvia

Latvia is a Baltic state in Northern Europe on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Riga, the capital, has Europe's largest collection of Art Nouveau architecture and a UNESCO-listed old town. Latvia joined the Eurozone in 2014, replacing the Latvian Lats (LVL). For developers, the LV country code maps to the lv-LV locale for Latvian, which uses Latin script with diacritical marks (ā, č, ē, ģ, ī, ķ, ļ, ņ, š, ū, ž). The .lv domain and +371 calling code serve Latvia. Latvia's transition from LVL to EUR is another example of Eurozone accession requiring currency code updates. Latvian personal identification codes (personas kods) follow an 11-digit format with validation. Latvia has a strong IT services sector and was the birthplace of Mikrotīkls (MikroTik), a major network equipment manufacturer. Latvian's diacritical marks are essential for correct text — dropping them changes word meanings. Riga's tech scene and Latvia's digital government services make it relevant in Baltic and EU technology contexts.