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• ...the 43-meter-tall statue of liberty in Riga is one of the tallest open-air structures in Europe?
• ...the specialities of Latvian cuisine are the ‘speak pirádzani’ (roll formed fried pasta with ham filling) and the refreshing cold sour crème soup?
• ...the most popular Latvian artists include the expressionist painter Mark Rothko, and the contemporary composer Péteris Vasks?
• ...Latvia got back its freedom from the former Soviet Union only in 1990? 59% of its population is Latvian, 29% is Russian.

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