The Latvia International (or the Latvia Riga International) is an international badminton tournament that has been held in Latvia since 2005. [1] [2]
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 4 |  France | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 |  Denmark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 7 |  Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Latvia | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Ukraine | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 12 |  China | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 India | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Italy | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Wales | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 76 | |
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states. It borders Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi), with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population.
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