• Source: Latvians in Lithuania

The Latvian minority in Lithuania (Latvian: latvieši, Lithuanian: latviai) numbered 2,025 persons at the 2011 census, and at 0.07% of the total population of Lithuania, being the 9th biggest national minority. The Latvian national minority in Lithuania has a long history.
According to the 2011 census, 46.2% of Latvians speak Latvian as their mother tongue, while Lithuanian is native for 27.8%, Russian - 14.6% of Latvians. 3.95% of Latvians are bilingual in terms that they have 2 mother tongues.
Cities with a relatively significant Latvian proportion:

Palanga – 0.97%
Naujoji Akmenė – 0.55%




Famous Lithuanians of Latvian descent


Romualdas Ozolas, a nationalist thinker
Baiba Skurstene, a Lithuanian-Latvian singer




See also


Kursenieki
Ethnic minorities in Lithuania
Latvia–Lithuania relations




References






External links

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• Perang Gerilya di Negara Baltik
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• List of national parks in the Baltics
• History of Latvia
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