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'''Latvia''' is a Baltic country. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It boarders with borders [[Estonia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]]. There are a lot of young people just hitchhiking around the country, to their hometowns, festivals , etc. Especially , especially during summer, so most probably you'll probably meet someone on the road as well. People are used to hitchhikers and it is fairly easy to get a lift. Even in the middle of nowhere, whether along important routes, even along such as the [[E67]] (''Via Baltica''), it's quite easy to get a rideor in the middle of nowhere.
=== Legality ===
 It is allowed to hitchhike in Latvia (at least there are no laws which forbid that), but of course in places where you do not danger road safety. It is a common practice here to use signs of the cities, or countries where you want to get a ride to, but thumb also works fine.
=== Cities ===
 * [[Riga]], the capital of Latvia's capital
* [[Jelgava]]
* [[Rēzekne]]
=== Language ===
 The Latvian population is divided in two parts. into Latvian speaking speakers and Russian speaking (especially in the East)speakers. Most of Latvians adult Latvian will know both languages, especially adults. So if If you know some Russian , feel free to use ithere. Most of young people will speak English as well. Or if noIf they don't, they will at least try, to communicate in it if they see you are a foreigner who needs help. Some people might speak German as well.
You can also check [[Eastern Europe phrasebook]] to catch some words.

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