Editing Latvia (section)

=== Infrastructure ===
==== Transport ====
[[File:Ventspils osta.jpg|thumb|The [[Free port of Ventspils|Port of Ventspils]] is one of the busiest ports in the [[Baltic states]].]]
{{Main|Transport in Latvia}}
The transport sector is around 14% of GDP. Transit between Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan as well as other Asian countries and the West used to be large.<ref name="wpt">{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/EXTECAREGTOPTRANSPORT/0,,contentMDK:20647605~pagePK:34004173~piPK:34003707~theSitePK:571121,00.html |title=Latvia |access-date=8 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908042001/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/EXTECAREGTOPTRANSPORT/0%2C%2CcontentMDK%3A20647605~pagePK%3A34004173~piPK%3A34003707~theSitePK%3A571121%2C00.html |archive-date= 8 September 2008}}, World Bank</ref>

The four biggest ports of Latvia are located in [[Riga]], [[Ventspils]], [[Liepāja]] and [[Saulkrasti|Skulte]]. Most transit traffic uses these and half the cargo is crude oil and oil products.<ref name="wpt" /> [[Free port of Ventspils]] is one of the busiest ports in the [[Baltic states]]. Apart from road and railway connections, Ventspils is also linked to oil extraction fields and prior to 2022, transportation routes of Russian Federation via system of two pipelines from [[Polotsk]], Belarus.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

[[Riga International Airport]] is the busiest airport in the [[Baltic states]] with 7.8 million passengers in 2019. It has direct flight to over 80 destinations in 30 countries. The only other airport handling regular commercial flights is [[Liepāja International Airport]].
[[airBaltic]] is the Latvian flag carrier airline and a low-cost carrier with hubs in all three [[Baltic States]], but main base in [[Riga]], Latvia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Basic company information {{!}} airBaltic|url=https://www.airbaltic.com/en/basic-company-information|access-date=2 December 2020|website=www.airbaltic.com|language=en-US|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225141645/https://www.airbaltic.com/en/basic-company-information|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Latvian Railways|Latvian Railway]]'s main network consists of 1,860&nbsp;km of which 1,826&nbsp;km is 1,520&nbsp;mm [[Russian gauge]] railway of which 251&nbsp;km are electrified, making it the longest railway network in the [[Baltic States]]. Latvia's railway network is currently incompatible with European [[standard gauge]] lines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/transp/transp__ikgad__transp/TR0010.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cdcb978c-22b0-416a-aacc-aa650d3e2ce0 |title=Satiksmes ceļu garums gada beigās (kilometros) |publisher=Centrālais Statistikas Birojs |access-date=7 March 2018 }}{{dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, [[Rail Baltica]] railway, linking Helsinki-Tallinn-Riga-Kaunas-Warsaw is under construction and is set to be completed in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railbaltica.org/about-rail-baltica/ |title=About Rail Baltica |publisher=Rail Baltica |access-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312171052/http://www.railbaltica.org/about-rail-baltica/ |archive-date=12 March 2018 }}</ref>

National road network in Latvia totals 1675&nbsp;km of main roads, 5473&nbsp;km of regional roads and 13 064&nbsp;km of local roads. Municipal roads in Latvia totals 30 439&nbsp;km of roads and 8039&nbsp;km of streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lvceli.lv/informacija-un-dati/#celu-klasifikacija|title=Ceļu klasifikācija|work=Latvijas Valsts ceļi |access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150423/https://lvceli.lv/informacija-un-dati/#celu-klasifikacija|archive-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> The best known roads are [[Via Baltica|A1]] ([[European route E67]]), connecting [[Warsaw]] and [[Tallinn]], as well as [[European route E22]], connecting [[Ventspils]] and [[Terehova, Latvia|Terehova]]. In 2017 there were a total of 803,546 licensed vehicles in Latvia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_OD/OSP_OD__transp__auto_celi/TR010c.px/ |title=Reģistrēto automobiļu skaits ceturkšņa beigās |publisher=Centrālais Statistikas Birojs |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409053119/https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_OD/OSP_OD__transp__auto_celi/TR010c.px/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Energy ====
{{main|Energy in Latvia}}

Latvia has three large hydroelectric power stations in [[Pļaviņu HES]] (908 MW), [[Rīgas HES]] (402 MW) and [[Ķeguma HES-2]] (248 MW).<ref>{{cite web |title=Daugava hydropower plants |url=https://latvenergo.lv/en/par-mums/razosana |website=Latvenergo.lv |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909200249/https://latvenergo.lv/en/par-mums/razosana |url-status=live }}</ref> In recent years a couple of dozen of wind farms as well as biogas or biomass power stations of different scale have been built in Latvia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Development of wind parks is possible in whole Latvia's territory - LVM |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/development_of_wind_parks_is_possible_in_whole_latvia_s_territory_-_lvm/ |website=The Baltic Times |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909201127/https://www.baltictimes.com/development_of_wind_parks_is_possible_in_whole_latvia_s_territory_-_lvm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, the Latvian Prime Minister announced about the planned investments of 1 billion euros in the new [[wind farm]]s and the completed project will expectedly provide additional 800 MW of capacity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Minister: investment in wind farms to reach one billion euros |url=https://bnn-news.com/prime-minister-investment-in-wind-farms-to-reach-one-billion-euros-236830 |website=Baltic News Network |access-date=9 September 2022 |date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909202258/https://bnn-news.com/prime-minister-investment-in-wind-farms-to-reach-one-billion-euros-236830 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Latvia operates ''Inčukalns underground gas storage facility'', one of the largest [[natural gas storage|underground gas storage facilities]] in Europe and the only one in the Baltic states. Unique geological conditions at Inčukalns and other locations in Latvia are particularly suitable for underground gas storage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/ie/se/pdfs/wpgas/session/17_countr/latvia.pdf |title=The Outlook of Latvian Potential Underground Gas Storages and Prospects of Utilization of this Potential for Securing of Reliable Gas Supply to Europe |publisher=UNECE |date=24 January 2007 |access-date=5 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055747/http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/ie/se/pdfs/wpgas/session/17_countr/latvia.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>