Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Latvia

The capital of Latvia is Riga and the country is divided into Rajons and Municipalities.

Rajons.

Aizkraukles Rajons Jelgavas Rajons Rezeknes Rajons
Aluksnes Rajons Kraslavas Rajons Rigas Rajons
Balvu Rajons Kuldigas Rajons Saldus Rajons
Bauskas Rajons Liepajas Rajons Talsu Rajons
Cesu Rajons Limbazu Rajons Tukuma Rajons
Daugavpils Rajons Ludzas Rajons Valkas Rajons
Dobeles Rajons Madonas Rajons Valmieras Rajons
Gulbenes Rajons Ogres Rajons Ventspils Rajons
Jekabpils Rajons Preilu Rajons

Municipalities.

Daugavpils Liepaja Riga
Jelgava Rezekne Ventspils
Jurmala

Patron Saint :

Currency : Lat (Ls) = 100 Santim

National holiday : Independence Day, 18 November (1918)

Highest Point : Gaizinkalns 312 m

Longest River : Daugava

Lithuania

The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius and the country is divided into Apskritys (counties).

Apskritys.

Alytaus Siauliu
Kauno Taurages
Klaipedos Telsiu
Marijampoles Utenos
Panevezio Vilniaus

Patron Saint : Casimir, Cunegund, Hyacinth

Currency : Litas (L) =

National holiday : Independence Day, 16 February (1918)

Highest Point : Juozapines / Kalnas 292 m

Longest River : Nemunas

Luxembourg

Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

Prime Ministers

Officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg the capital is Luxembourg and the country is divided into 3 districts, which are sub-divided into 12 cantons and then 116 communes.

Districts

Diekirch Grevenmacher Luxembourg

Patron Saint : Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted

Currency : Euro = 100 Cents

National holiday :

Highest Point : Kneiff 560 m

Longest River :

Grand Dukes

15 Mar 1815 7 Oct 1840 William I
7 Oct 1840 17 Mar 1849 William II
17 Mar 1849 23 Nov 1890 William III
23 Nov 1890 17 Nov 1905 Adolphe
17 Nov 1905 25 Feb 1912 William IV
25 Feb 1912 14 Jan 1919 Marie-Adélaïde
14 Jan 1919 12 Nov 1964 Charlotte
12 Nov 1964 7 Oct 2000 Jean
7 Oct 2000 Henri

Prime Ministers

1 Aug 1848 6 Dec 1848 G T I de la Fontaine
6 Dec 1848 23 Sep 1853 Jean-Jacques Willmar
23 Sepr 1853 26 Sep 1860 Mathias Simons
26 Sep 1860 3 Dec 1867 Baron de Tornaco
3 Dec 1867 26 Dec 1874 Emmanuel Servais
26 Dec 1874 20 Feb 1885 Baron de Blochausen
20 Feb 1885 22 Sep 1888 Édouard Thilges
22 Sep 1888 11 Oct 1915 Paul Eyschen
12 Oct 1915 6 Nov 1915 Mathias Mongenast
6 Nov 1915 24 Feb 1916 Hubert Loutsch
24 Feb 1916 19 Jun 1917 Victor Thorn
19 Jun 1917 28 Sep 1918 Léon Kauffman
28 Sep 1918 20 Mar 1925 Émile Reuter
20 Mar 1925 16 Jul 1926 Pierre Prüm
16 Jul 1926 5 Nov 1937 Joseph Bech
5 Nov 1937 23 Dec 1953 Pierre Dupong
29 Dec 1953 29 Mar 1958 Joseph Bech
29 Mar 1958 23 Feb 1959 Pierre Frieden
2 Mar 1959 15 Jun 1974 Pierre Werner
15 Jun 1974 16 Jul 1979 Gaston Thorn
16 Jul 1979 20 Jul 1984 Pierre Werner
20 Jul 1984 26 Jan 1995 Jacques Santer
26 Jan 1995 Jean-Claude Juncker

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