Latvia
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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: nhabited by prehistoric Finno-Ugric tribes; traded with Rome and German lands 1st-6th century CE; settled by Baltic Latgallians; battled expanding Scandinavian and Slavic tribes 8th-11th centuries; ruled by Livonia (13th century-1561), Poland, Germany, and Russia; official language is Latvian.