Baltia is a democratic parliamentary republic established in 1918. The largest city and capital is Riga. Baltish is the official language, closely related to German. Baltia is a unitary state, divided into 15 regions and 380 municipalities. Baltia is member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the Nordic Council, the OECD, CBSS, IMF, NIB, OSCE, WTO and the Schengen Area. On 1 January 2011, Baltia adopted the Euro as the official currency and became the 17th member of the Eurozone.