Geography of Latvia which Latvia contested after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Latvia encompasses 64,589 square kilometers and is an extension of the East European Plain. Its flat terrain differs little from that of its surrounding neighbors. Latvia's only distinct border is the Baltic Sea coast, which extends for 531 kilometers. Its neighbors include Lithuania on the south (453 kilometers of common border), Estonia on the north (267 kilometers), Russia on the east (217 kilometers), and Belarus on the southeast (141 kilometers). Prior to World War II, Latvia bordered eastern Poland, but as a result of boundary changes by the Soviet Union,
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia Latvian tourism. LIAA foreign economic representative offices are located in the United States (Washington, D.C.), the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Belarus (Minsk), Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Paris), Italy (Rome), Japan (Tokyo), Kazakhstan (Almaty), Russia (Moscow), China (Beijing, Shanghai, and Ningbo), the United Kingdom (London), Lithuania (Vilnius), the Netherlands (The Hague), Norway (Oslo), Poland (Warsaw), Singapore, Finland (Helsinki), Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt), Sweden (Stockholm). Starting October 2016, 15 business incubators are active in Latvia (Bauska, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Jūrmala, Kuldīga, Liepāja, Madona, Ogre, Rēzekne, Sigulda, Talsi, Valmiera, Ventspils, and a creative industries incubator in Riga), which provide support for startups and their development.