The Belarus–Latvia border is of length. It spans from the
tripoint
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with
Lithuania
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to the tripoint with
Russia
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.
It is an
external border of the European Union
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List
The lengths of the borders the Eu ...
.
The current border between the republics of
Belarus
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(CIS member) and
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
(EU member) was established after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
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and confirmed by an agreement of 21 February 1994 about the establishment of the border,
[ finalized on April 10, 2013, in the agreement about the functioning of the border.][ДОГОВОР между Правительством Латвийской Республики и Правительством Республики Беларусь о режиме латвийско - белорусской государственной границы]
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For about , the border runs along the Daugava River
The Daugava ( ), also known as the Western Dvina or the Väina River, is a large river rising in the Valdai Hills of Russia that flows through Belarus and Latvia into the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea. The Daugava rises close to the source of ...
. It also crosses the Lake Rychy and an island in the lake.
The border starts from the triple junction of the borders with Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
( ) and continues to the east to the triple junction of the borders with Russia
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( )
Border crossings
The May 10, 2006 decree of the President of Belarus no. 313 established the following border crossings.Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 10 мая 2006 г. № 313
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References
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European Union external borders
1994 establishments in Belarus
1994 establishments in Latvia
1994 in international relations
Borders of Belarus
Borders of Latvia
International borders
Internal borders of the Soviet Union