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Latvian citizenship exam: questions and answers
All 149 questions on Latvian history, culture and the Satversme (constitution) asked at the PMLP naturalisation exam — with the answer in Latvian (as you should say it) and in translation, plus a short explanation of the background. Read by topic, or open the flashcards and learn with audio and “known / to learn” marks.
149 questions · 10 topics
State symbols of Latvia: anthem, coat of arms, Freedom Monument
Valsts simboli: himna, ģerbonis, Brīvības piemineklis
Who wrote the anthem and where it was first performed, what the sun and the three stars on the coat of arms and the Freedom Monument mean…
5 questions
Geography of Latvia
Latvijas ģeogrāfija
Neighbouring countries and borders, ice-free ports, the largest rivers, the highest point, the historical regions, and how Latvia’s…
7 questions
Population of Latvia
Latvijas iedzīvotāji
Population size and why it is falling, the ancient peoples Latvians descend from, the largest minorities, and how the share of Latvians…
5 questions
History of Latvia before the 20th century
Latvijas vēsture līdz 20. gadsimtam
The crusaders and Livonia, Polish–Lithuanian, Swedish and Russian rule, the first Latvian schools, Garlieb Merkel’s “The Latvians”, the…
10 questions
The Latvian state and the first independence (1905–1940)
Latvijas valsts dibināšana un pirmā neatkarība (1905–1940)
The 1905 revolution, the Latvian Riflemen, 18 November 1918, the War of Independence and Lāčplēsis Day, Meierovics, Čakste, the adoption of…
19 questions
Occupations and the restoration of independence (1939–today)
Okupācijas un neatkarības atjaunošana (1939–mūsdienas)
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, 17 June 1940, the deportations of 14 June and 25 March, the Holocaust, collectivisation, the Popular Front, 4…
19 questions
Culture, traditions and religion
Kultūra, tradīcijas un reliģija
The dainas and Krišjānis Barons, the Song Festival, “Lāčplēsis”, Rainis and Blaumanis, Rozentāls and Purvītis, Vītols, Kārlis Zāle, Rundāle…
29 questions
Satversme: the Saeima, the President, the Cabinet
Satversme: Saeima, Valsts prezidents, Ministru kabinets
Who holds sovereign power, how and for how long the Saeima and the President are elected, who forms the government and when it must resign…
24 questions
Satversme: fundamental human rights
Satversme: cilvēka pamattiesības
Chapter VIII of the Satversme: the right to counsel, liberty restricted only by law, freedom of movement and return, municipal elections…
14 questions
Extra questions for the oral part
Papildu jautājumi mutvārdu daļai
Short questions asked in the interview: form of government, the capital, the currency, the sea, the longest river and largest lake, the…
17 questions