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Also known as Rīga, Ryga, Rige, Riia, Rija, Rīgõ

Riga ( ) is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.

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Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, located on the Gulf of Riga where the Daugava river meets the Baltic Sea, with a population of nearly 592,000 people who make up about a third of Latvia's total population. As the second-largest city in the Baltic region, Riga serves as the primary economic and political center of Latvia.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city and state city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Riga.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Riga.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo of Riga.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Latvia##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia#Europe
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Latvia
Settlement.government_type: City Council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Viesturs Kleinbergs (P)
Settlement.area_water_percent: 15.8
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 3359
Settlement.population_total: 591882
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025