a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League

(ri'-gä), Russ. Name of a city.

Riga (Latvian: RÄ«ga, , , ), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the River Daugava, at . Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states. The Historic Centre of Riga has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) architecture, comparable in significance only with Vienna, Saint Petersburg and Barcelona.