Talk:Latvia

Religion - questionable data?

The ministry of justice, which publishes reports on the topic, writes here in report for 2012 [1] that it is problematic to ascertain number of religious people. In particular the number of catholics comes from here where they calculate it based on number of children baptized in 2007 (they claim that for last 50 years about the same number has been baptized every year). And the number of Lutherans reported has been questioned by members of that church [2] because it somehow nearly doubled from 2010 to 2011, although in reality there wasn't large number of people suddenly joining the faith ~~Xil (talk) 20:34, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Reworking the lead section

At this point the intro part of the article is really getting cluttered up.

It contains an unreasonable amount of wikipedia links (66, if my count is right) and dozens of non-essential technical terms/concepts that really have no business being in the lead part of the article. It's difficult to read, as the terms are mostly just stringed together with no added context. That, on the other hand, makes people skip the entire section altogether, which is arguably not a very effective way of providing a general idea about Latvia, its history, culture, politics, etc.

I'd like to hear out other people's opinions on this before re-writing it, as I genuinely don't want to have an edit war on my hands. :) Nameyxe (talk) 09:55, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

As of now, the section still seems overlinked; I now counted 65 links in the text, not including the infobox and other templates. ◅ Sebastian 10:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

number of species

The article claime that

Approximately 27,700 species of flora and fauna have been registered in Latvia.

This was changed today to 30,000. I could not find either number in the reference Nature and Environment given in the footnote. I found the number 27,700 in several places:

• http://www.padva.lv/en/about-latvia/ - (this text may be taken literally from wikipedia, or conversely)
• http://www.australia.com/en/facts/plants.html - 27700 also seems to be the number of plant species in Australia.

That is strange. (I am not necessarily claiming that this number is wrong, but we need a source.)

--Austrian (talk) 15:55, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

@Austrian: added back the claim with source in Latvian. --Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 20:19, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

It now says 30,000 again. Personally, I don't find that so strange, though, since it's just more rounded. ◅ Sebastian 10:34, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

History of the term "Latvia"?

Does anyone know sources for how Latvia got its name? I know it's from the Latgalian tribes. But how was it decided in 1918 to name the country Latvia? Because that name as a region did not exist before - there were Livonia and Courland, etc. So there must have been a documented decision process somewhere. It's easy for Estonia and Lithuania, because those names existed for geopolitical regions since the early middle ages. But really hard to figure out how "Latvia" was decided on. For example why not Livonia? SørenKierkegaard (talk) 15:07, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

I am not certain that it is possible to find a documented decision process. The term Latvia (Latvija) was not something they invented for the occasion. Have a look at Dievs, svētī Latviju!, the Latvian national anthem, and you will se the term was used in 1873 by Kārlis Baumanis. ^Talk/♥фĩłдωəß♥\^Work 17:08, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

It was unofficial name, promoted by first Latvian nationalists in 19th century, describing area where ethnic Latvians lived [3]. --Minnekon (talk) 00:12, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes I ended up with the Young Latvians movement but by then they already had the name. Found no sources for how "Latvians" itself got to be widely used - had to have been before 1850 then. As an example, in Estonia it's clearly defined and known that the word "Estonians" was promoted by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and there are also many sources for how he promoted it. Couldnt find a similar source for the word "Latvians". 21:30, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Nobody knows how / by whom the word "Latvia" was promoted to become used by the nation? SørenKierkegaard (talk) 21:31, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

"Pirmais bija Juris Alunāns, kurš 1857. gadā laikrakstā "Inland” ieteica lietot nosaukumu "Latva"." In latvian wiki exactly this question has page: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvijas_nosaukums (Google translate to english seems ~ok - to gain base understanding of source material)195.147.206.144 (talk) 04:58, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

The problem is that there is no reliable source for that attribution to Juris Alunāns. Wikipedia is strictly WP:NOR, ergo it isn't encyclopaedic content. To simply draw on the Latvian article is a contravention of 'Wikipedia is not a reliable source'. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 05:28, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

How did the “v” get in the name?

Currently, the Etymology section simply jumps from "Lettigallia" and "Lethia" to “Latvija”, without any consideration for the letter “v”. ◅ Sebastian 10:48, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

While New Latvians(Jaunlatvieši) have popularized Latvija, I suspect that the original source might have been from the ancient name of Latava - alternative name to Tālava(or vice versa - who knows). So, it is quite new term, while based on earlier historical name - similarly to "Latvian flag" description from the same Tālava region. GrimDawn (talk) 22:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Viking Age?

The Estonian history officially has a period which is called the Estonian Viking Age. Does Latvian history also have a term like that? I don't see it in the article but you did have the Curonian tribes. Blomsterhagens (talk) 23:07, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Viking Age in Latvia is considered part of pre-history period.

There were happening many things in territory in Latvia and many of them indeed were related to vikings, but at the same time other things were happening as well and depending on perspective, it could be very well named:

• Livonian Age, as Livonians appeared and spread in Gulf of Riga during Viking Age(793-1066).
• Formation of all the major Baltic tribes as distinct tribes
• Formation of early states in territory of Latvia.

For some reason Rus are not considered as part of vikings in Latvian history. Also, officially there is ignorance of Latvians(and Lithuanians) being part of Rus and before that - part of Gardariki, which itself was multi-linguistic and the reason why foreign Scandinavian cultural element could be binding it all together. GrimDawn (talk) 14:09, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Looking on the Estonian Viking page, it has a very Scandinavian centric view, where Curonian vikings, that had settlement on Gotland(discovered during covid times) does not really fit in current Scandinavian-centered vikinng perspective.

It also ignores Uralic Y-DNA element found in viking settlements in central Sweden. Pretty much wikipedia is painting boring - at least 50 years old picture of vikings. GrimDawn (talk) 14:17, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Latvian Union Party - Politics - Political Culture

The link for the Latvian Union Party goes to the old and, as of 2001, defunct Latvian Union Party which was a centre-left party. The one being referred to is commonly known as the Union Party (found under the disambiguation for "Latvian Union Party"), is centre-right and should be the one that the link leads to, as there is seemingly nonconnection between the two. CritCee (talk) 19:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Russian language in infobox

Background information... Artis Pabriks; Aldis Purs (7 March 2013). Latvia: The Challenges of Change. Routledge. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-135-13698-7. ... this is clearly historically controversial what's the best step forward?.Moxy- 02:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

The main issue with including it in the infobox in the way it was done is that Russian has no official status, but including it like that suggests it's an official recognised minority language. I would suggest the best way to deal with it would be to add to the language-related note, stating that X% of the population speak Russian as a first language, but it has no official status. In the meantime, I've restored what appears to be the stable version of this section of the infobox. Number 57 03:12, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

I agree with the proposed solution above. We can make it clear that the language is not an officially recognized language by the state but still include it as a non-official, main minority language. Per one of the sources, in the Latvian capital Riga, 55% of the population speaks russian as their first language. It seems odd to not include any mention of russian under languages for Latvia, when it's clearly a prominent language. The downside is that since no other languages besides latvian are officially recognized by the latvian state, then where do we draw the line? If we're listing russian, should we also list all other minority languages, even down to the 0.01% prevalence? This is why only "official minority languages" are usually used in wikipedia infoboxes. But I tend to think that for Latvia's case, the sheer prevalence of Russian in daily life, especially in the capital, would argue that we should make an exception and mention russian on the infobox. Because Latvia is also one of the few countries that gives no official status to any other language besides the main one, so the regular infobox approach that is used elsewhere on wikipedia doesn't really apply very well here. --Blomsterhagens (talk) 03:38, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Comment - just so you know, there is no source that would regularly publish data on the first languages of inhabitants of Latvia, this used to be a census question, but the last census surveying people took place in 2011 and from then it has been planned to take a census by thoroughly examining data in government databases, plus even in 2011 they asked about what language people speak at home most (this doesn't necessarily mean it is their native language), so the latest real data on this would be 2000 census. ~~Xil (talk) 04:22, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

How about adding an explanatory note to “Recognized languages” in the infobox with the gist of the above? ◅ Sebastian 09:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

"One of two Baltic languages"

The article lead states that Latvian is one of two living Baltic languages. In fact, not only Latvian and Lithuanian, but also Samogitian and Latgalian are alive as well. Michalite (talk) 19:27, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Samogitian and Latgalian are alive and Baltic as well, but it is debated whether they are fully separate languages or dialects of Lithuanian and Latvian, respectively. I suggest rather than directly adding them to the statement in question, we include a footnote with something like:

"Not including Latgalian and Samogitian, which by some counts are separate languages." 90.139.88.55 (talk) 13:35, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done ◅ Sebastian 09:43, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 April 2022

In the Economy section:

Change:

The economic crisis of 2009 proved earlier assumptions that the fast-growing economy was heading for implosion of the [[economic bubble]], because it was driven mainly by growth of domestic [[consumption (economics)|consumption]], financed by a serious increase of private [[debt]], as well as a negative foreign [[balance of trade|trade balance]]. The prices of real estate, which were at some points growing by approximately 5% a month, were long perceived to be too high for the economy, which mainly produces low-value goods and [[raw material]]s.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

to

The economic crisis of 2009 proved earlier assumptions that the fast-growing economy was heading for implosion of the [[economic bubble]], because it was driven mainly by growth of domestic [[consumption (economics)|consumption]], financed by a serious increase of private [[debt]], as well as a negative foreign [[balance of trade|trade balance]]. The prices of real estate, which rose 150% from 2004 to 2006, was a significant contributor to the economic bubble.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A bubble burst: the downfall of Latvian real estate |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/22120/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.baltictimes.com}}</ref>

Reason: Adding a citation to general housing markets, removing what feels like a weasel-word claim that the housing prices were "perceived" (by who?) to be too high. EducatedRedneck (talk) 12:36, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done WP:BRD (B). — xaosflux ^Talk 18:29, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Current ruler of Latvia

I thought is was Victor Von Doom? 89.243.82.38 (talk) 20:53, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Aliases, mate Flacidunderscorepancake (talk) 21:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a forum. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 23:02, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 June 2022

In the Economy section: Add citation. Change

 
[[Privatisation]] in Latvia is almost complete. Virtually all of the previously state-owned small and medium companies have been privatised, leaving only a small number of politically sensitive large state companies. The private sector accounted for nearly 68% of the country's GDP in 2000.<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']</sup>

to

[[Privatisation]] in Latvia is almost complete. Virtually all of the previously state-owned small and medium companies have been privatised, leaving only a small number of politically sensitive large state companies. The private sector accounted for 70% of the country's GDP in 2006. 
<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Commercio |first=Michele E. |date=2008-03-01 |title=Systems of Partial Control: Ethnic Dynamics in Post-Soviet Estonia and Latvia |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-007-9013-5 |journal=Studies in Comparative International Development |language=en |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=81–100 |doi=10.1007/s12116-007-9013-5 |issn=1936-6167}}</ref> 

EducatedRedneck (talk) 13:00, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:21, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Protected edit request

Change "Kristaps Porziņģis, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, Dāvis Bertāns, who plays for the Washington Wizards," to "Kristaps Porziņģis, who plays for the Washington Wizards, Dāvis Bertāns, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks,". As of 2022, Kristaps Porzingis plays for the Washington Wizards. Davis Bertans plays for the Dallas Mavericks.

MedsMans (talk) 02:46, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done TGHL ↗ 🍁 19:57, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

References

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 October 2022

regonized languages removed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Senlatvietis (talk • contribs) 18:40, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

I fixed up the code in your request and I'm copying your request from Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Edit: "The bad think in this page is mistaken information. Latvia has not a regonized languages. So please remove latgalian and livonian languages from this page. I am latvian and i am angry about this case. Latgalian is a dialect and livonian is non a alive language. Only official language in Latvia is latvian and I have onorr to be native speaker of this language."

Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 05:37, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please also note the following message in the infobox at the top of the page, which does say that Latvian is the country's only official language:

Latvian is the sole official language. Livonian is considered an indigenous language and has special legal status. Latgalian written language and Latvian Sign Language also have special legal status.

If the language policy in Latvia has changed, this section could be updated. Thanks, TGHL ↗ 🍁 01:38, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

References

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 November 2022

New Saeima speaker 87.110.64.33 (talk) 16:28, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:35, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi. Please update the Saeima Speaker in the infobox. Today new Saeima speaker was elected. Here is the official Saeima website. https://www.saeima.lv/lv/aktualitates/saeimas-zinas/31579-saeimas-priekssedetaja-amata-ievelets-edvards-smiltens RufusLV (talk) 19:22, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 November 2022

Update the speaker of Saeima. It's no longer Ināra Mūrniece, now the speaker is Edvards Smiltēns. Source: Official Saeima website. https://www.saeima.lv/lv/aktualitates/saeimas-zinas/31579-saeimas-priekssedetaja-amata-ievelets-edvards-smiltens RufusLV (talk) 17:11, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 November 2022

Almost a month has passed since the Speaker of Saeima has changed and the page still hasn't been updated! It's no longer Ināra Mūrniece, now the speaker is Edvards Smiltēns. Source: Official Saeima website. https://www.saeima.lv/lv/aktualitates/saeimas-zinas/31579-saeimas-priekssedetaja-amata-ievelets-edvards-smiltens Remove the Extended protection! RufusLV (talk) 19:15, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 December 2022

Speaker of the Saeima is Edvards Smiltēns right now. Luvigas36437 (talk) 19:04, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Lemonaka (talk) 15:29, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Here: https://www.saeima.lv/lv/aktualitates/saeimas-zinas/31579-saeimas-priekssedetaja-amata-ievelets-edvards-smiltens Luvigas36437 (talk) 18:50, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

This source and others confirm this, so I've updated it. Valenciano (talk) 20:58, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Dinamo Riga

Dinamo Riga no longer plays in the KHL after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They now play in the domestic league. Please edit this paragraph in the Sports section. 83.83.9.167 (talk) 22:16, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done (CC) Tbhotch^™ 04:04, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

murder rate

i don’t know where or how it should be done, but i feel it kind of strange that nowhere in the article is the fact that latvia is leading in murder rate by a large margin in all of europe mentioned or why that is. 46.182.188.5 (talk) 14:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

If you have reliable sources to back that up ... then simply add the missing content supported by those sources. Vsmith (talk) 19:25, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Probably because it's not true. Russia and Ukraine have a far higher homicide rate. Valenciano (talk) 13:18, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 January 2023

In the first paragraph, the sentence "Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two[a] surviving Baltic languages" contains a misused semicolon that should be deleted. 37.169.51.149 (talk) 19:44, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done Silikonz💬 23:16, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 March 2023

Latvia belonged to the Russian Empire NOT to the German Empire! Vluebben (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 13:04, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

I think they meant, re: infobox "Independence from Germany and the Soviet Union", it's only the Soviet Union. The interim so-called Duchy never existed as a recognized state or as a legal part of Germany. VєсrumЬа ►TALK 01:54, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

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"Restored" after "Soviet occupation"?

Firstly, the phrase "restored" suggests that Latvia's independence in 1991 was a return to a pre-Soviet status quo. However, this ignores the fact that Latvia underwent significant political, social, and economic changes during the Soviet period that cannot simply be erased by a declaration of independence.

Furthermore, the phrase "Soviet occupation" is also a highly charged and debatable term. While it is true that Latvia was part of the Soviet Union for several decades, the use of the term "occupation" implies that the Soviet presence in Latvia was unwanted and illegitimate. This is not a universally accepted viewpoint, and its inclusion on the page violates Wikipedia's policy on neutral point of view.

Using loaded language on a Wikipedia page violates several core policies of the platform, including the Neutral Point of View (NPOV) and the Verifiability policies. Wikipedia is not a platform for political propaganda or ideological messaging, but a repository of neutral and verifiable information. Therefore, I suggest that we revise the language to reflect a more neutral and factual tone.

In accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines on neutral point of view, I suggest that the phrase "1991 Restored after Soviet occupation" be revised to a more neutral and objective statement, such as "Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991." This wording is more factual and less loaded, and accurately represents the events that occurred. FF toho (talk) 19:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

The way the latvian authorities discuss this topic is "Restored independence after Soviet occupation", there are "Occupation museums", and freedom monument (freedom from occupation). Soviet presence in Latvia was both unwanted and illegitimate (thus this version is disputed by Russia and Russia only). The term "Occupation" is appropriate.

More proofs of how unwanted Soviet occupation was include amongst other // forced deportation // arbitrary killings of civilians // coup to take control of the Latvian state // mass exodus of intellectuals // the almost immediate destruction of soviet occupation symbols upon the restoration of independence.

The same goes in a very similar manner for Estonia and Lithuania. 80.233.164.94 (talk) 07:09, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Istanbul convention & human rights

I would suggest to add the edit of "Latvia has not ratified the istanbul convention despite a very high rate of domestic violence against in the country. Te deputy leader of the governing faction does point the main issue being "indiference":

link: [4]https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/25.04.2023-little-support-for-istanbul-convention-in-latvian-parliament.a506265/ 80.233.164.94 (talk) 07:04, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 May 2023

Latvia has gdp (nominal) per capita 25,136$ 90.128.13.243 (talk) 20:58, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 20:59, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/377200/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-latvia/ 90.128.13.243 (talk) 21:05, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita You can also see it here. 21k was in 2021, now we are living in 2023 90.128.13.243 (talk) 21:07, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Latvia Also here it’s written 90.128.13.243 (talk) 21:13, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Latvias gdp (nominal) per capita in 2023

Data about gdp (nom) per capita in this page is old (2021) - 21,482$ In 2023 it’s - 25,136$

please make changes. I also add trustable sources: 213.226.141.39 (talk) 10:55, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/377200/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-latvia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Latvia 213.226.141.39 (talk) 10:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

GDP (nominal) per capita in 2023

Data about gdp (nom) per capita in this page is old (2021) - 21,482$ In 2023 it’s - 25,136$

please make changes. I also add trustable sources:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/377200/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-latvia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Latvia 90.128.13.243 (talk) 20:07, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. In fact, none of those sources are WP:RS. Izno (talk) 22:21, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 June 2023

change the president from Egils Levits to Edgars Rinkēvičs 85.254.74.26 (talk) 19:13, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Not done. Levits remains the president until 8 July 2023. We will change it then. Valenciano (talk) 19:19, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 July 2023

Change "president of latvia" from Egīls Levits to Edgars Rinkēvičš 2A03:EC00:B17D:C6CE:0:0:0:2 (talk) 17:22, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: this can wait until he assumes office on the 8th of this month. M.Bitton (talk) 18:19, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

New president

Edgars Rinkēvičš has been sworn in. Sources: govermemt websites 195.80.104.35 (talk) 07:17, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 July 2023

Remove the following sentence from ‘culture’ section:”At this time, songs often made fun of the characteristics of Soviet life and were concerned about preserving Latvian identity.” 2A01:4B00:8567:B500:382E:F2C4:1690:D62B (talk) 06:38, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: no explanation was given for the proposed content removal. M.Bitton (talk) 12:50, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 July 2023

Kristaps Porzingis no longer plays for the Washington wizards. He plays for the Boston Celtics 2601:153:983:D70:E830:60BE:433C:EE5E (talk) 13:51, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

 Done ULPS (talk) 16:02, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 September 2023

There are links that don't exist. Awesomeboy122 (talk) 18:16, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 20:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 December 2023

Please change:

Fighting continued sporadically between Sweden and Poland until the Truce of Altmark in 1629.

To:

Fighting continued sporadically between Sweden and Poland until the Truce of Altmark in 1629. Emixolydian (talk) 20:47, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Lewcm Talk to me! 10:35, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Latvia is Eastern Europe, not Northern

Post-Soviet. 79.191.153.61 (talk) 05:56, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Not done for now The UN classifies Latvia as in northern Europe ([1] [2] [3]). Please get a WP:Consensus by starting a discussion before requesting this change. Lewcm Talk to me! 10:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

So sorry to say however any anonymous IP and non-extended-confirmed users cannot comment at all in any talk page of the Extended Protected article...only are allowed to make edit request. See WP:ARBECR --- Cat12zu3 (talk) 05:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Unreferenced sentence in "History"

In the "History" section and "Since joining the EU in 2004" subsection there is the following sentence: "After years of debates, Latvia ratified the EU Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, otherwise known as the Istanbul Convention in November 2023.". This sentence is factually correct, however it's unreferenced, so someone who can edit the page should add a reference like this: Thank you in advance, and have a nice day! 90.131.144.65 (talk) 17:31, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

References

 Done ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 22:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 February 2024

In the location of history, Around 3000 BC, the proto-Baltic ancestors of the Latvian people settled on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.[20] The Balts established trade routes to Rome and Byzantium, trading local amber for precious metals.[21] By 900 AD, four distinct Baltic tribes inhabited Latvia: Curonians, Latgalians, Selonians, Semigallians (in Latvian: kurši, latgaļi, sēļi and zemgaļi), as well as the Finnic tribe of Livonians (lībieši) speaking a Finnic language.[citation needed]

On the location of citation needed https://doi.org/10.12697/jeful.2021.12.2.02 should be added as it follows what is needed to finish the citation. AmanjLife23 (talk) 20:38, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done – Isochrone (T) 13:33, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 February 2024

Request to add Mass media in Latvia under Latvia#Culture. 203.149.142.34 (talk) 11:11, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Please propose text to go with the link, a headline by itself will appear incongruous. Goldsztajn (talk) 12:12, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit reques om 9 April 2024t

It should also be mentioned that Latvian is an Indo-European language. This wording could work:

Latvians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving members of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. 85.254.74.151 (talk) 16:25, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 01:39, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

This doesn't need a separate source, simply change the sentence that already exists in the articles lead paragraph. 85.254.75.101 (talk) 10:30, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 15:06, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

This is a minor edit and doesn't need a separate source, if you click in the link Baltic languages in the lead the first sentence literally says "The Baltic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family". Just change the sentence in this articles lead. 213.226.141.85 (talk) 09:37, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 21:32, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Should there be an addendum here?

Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population, having arrived during the Soviet occupation era. 46.208.254.165 (talk) 14:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Seems a bit unnecessary for the lead, but you could add it to the history section if it's not already there. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 15:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Feel like its important to highlight immediately that they're not a minority in the traditional sense, rather legacy of imperialism 46.208.254.165 (talk) 21:43, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Protection

Change it to semi-protected 50.194.156.161 (talk) 22:48, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 May 2024

Please delete a information about recocgnise languages which is false and anti constitucional.Latvia have only one language - latvian. Latgalian is a dialect of latvian and livonian is non-existing language from mediveal times.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 June 2024

ethnic groups estimation can be updated according to official statitics portal of the country. estimates for 2024 is available in the website. Hasancelikbilek35 (talk) 10:05, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 00:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Edit request (old data and information)

Dear Sir or Madam,

The page contains a lot of old official information (mainly statistics) about my native country.

Fortunately the page in Latvian language is editable for everyone.

Edited according to offical data: 1) Ethnic groups by percentage (2024) 2) Population (2024) and its' rank 3) Population density (2024) and its' rank 4) GDP (nominal) - TOTAL & PER CAPITA and their ranks 5) GDP (PPP) - TOTAL & PER CAPITA and their ranks 6) GINI - latest 2023 and its' rank

This page contains old data about: 7) Actual total fertility rate (2018) 8) Life expectancy (2013) 9) Religions by percentage (2011)

Sports section has nothing about IIHF Ice Hockey 2023 bronze medal and FIBA 2023 World Cup 5th place. Both easily highest achievements by Latvian national teams.

I would like to ask the permit to edit this page.

Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdgarsKiecis (talk • contribs) 20:20, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 July 2024

Categorize as Category:Northern European countries Geapply (talk) 15:45, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done – macaddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 18:20, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 September 2024

Proposal to change from "restoration of both de facto and officially independence" to "restoration of both de facto and official independence" in lead for grammar. Placeholderer (talk) 17:39, 18 September 2024 (UTC)