Flag of Latvia

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The flag of Latvia is one of the world's first flags?

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It was first mentioned in 1280.

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Latvia is one of the greenest countries in the world?

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Yes, with more than 50% of the country covered in forests. There are approximately 700 million trees in Latvia.

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Is Latvia home to the only bobsleigh track in all of Eastern Europe?

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Yes. The track is located in Sigulda.

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Latvia has the fifth fastest internet in the world.

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Yes.

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Latvia holds the Guinness World Record for the world's longest telephone conversation?

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Yes, conversation was 54 hours and 4 minutes.

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The world's first portable mini-camera was invented by Latvian?

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Yes, that was Walter Capps in 1937.

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Latvia has the widest waterfall in Europe?

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Yes, that is Ventas Rumba, its width is 249 meters.

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Were jeans invented in Latvia?

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Yes, it was a Latvian Jew and tailor, Jacob Davis.

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There are approximately 12 thousand rivers and three thousand lakes in Latvia?

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Yes.