Latvia (Latvian: Latvija, Esperanto: Latvio), officially the Latvian Socialist Republic is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian FSR, and to the southeast by Belarus SR. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden. The territory of Latvia covers 64,589 km² and it has a temperate seasonal climate.