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The following is a list of biggest lakes of Latvia .
| Name | Area | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Lubāns | 80.70 km2 (31.16 sq mi) | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) |
| Rāznas ezers | 57.56 km2 (22.22 sq mi) | 12.1 km (7.5 mi) |
| Engures ezers | 40.46 km2 (15.62 sq mi) | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) |
| Burtnieks | 40.07 km2 (15.47 sq mi) | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) |
| Liepājas ezers | 37.15 km2 (14.34 sq mi) | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) |
| Usmas ezers | 34.69 km2 (13.39 sq mi) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) |
| Babītes ezers | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Rušons | 23.73 km2 (9.16 sq mi) | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Sivers | 17.59 km2 (6.79 sq mi) | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Ķīšezers | 17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi) | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Alūksnes ezers | 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi) | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
| Riču ezers | 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi) [nb 1] | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Cirma ezers | 12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi) | |
| Papes ezers | 12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi) | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Kaņieris | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Ežezers | 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi) | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Lielais Ludzas ezers | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi) | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
| Alauksts | 7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi) | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
| Saukas ezers | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
| Drīdzis | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
| Name | Depth |
|---|---|
| Drīdzis | 66.2 m (217 ft) |
| Garais ezers | 56.0 m (183.7 ft) |
| Lielais Gusena ezers | 56.0 m (183.7 ft) |
| Riču ezers | 51.9 m (170 ft) |
| Pļaviņu ūdenskrātuve | 47.0 m (154.2 ft) |
| Geraņimovas Ilzas ezers | 46.0 m (150.9 ft) |
| Ormijs | 43.0 m (141.1 ft) |
| Ojatu ezers | 40.5 m (133 ft) |
| Ušurs | 40.0 m (131.2 ft) |
| Sventes ezers | 38.0 m (124.7 ft) |
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east, 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 ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population.
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