This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
 | BBC HomepageLanguages | | |
|
| » | European Languages  | Languages | | Countries | | Family Tree | | Definitions | | Sources | | Credits |
| |
| Contact Us | |
| Latvia  Since independence in 1991, the official language of Latvia has been the Baltic language of Latvian, a language closely related to Lithuanian. Latvian is spoken by the ethnic population, known as Letts, who make up 58.6% of the population. Russian is spoken by over 28.9% of the population, mainly Russian immigrants who live in the urban areas of the country. Minority languages include Belarusian, spoken by 3.9% of the population, Ukrainian, spoken by 2.6%, Polish, spoken by 2.5% and Lithuanian, spoken by a smaller population.BBC News Online country profile  | Countries |  | Languages |
|
| | |
|
Home
