Latvia

Characters with a macron mark (￣) over vowels, like ī.

Many utility poles are round and have hook-like shapes on top . Similar poles can be found in Bulgaria and Croatia.

Among the Baltic States, only Latvia has pedestrian crossing lines with 5 stripes and bus windows with 5 panes. Also, the direction of road signs is parallel to the road.

When comparing Latvia and Lithuania’s speed limit signs, the red line is thicker. The image below shows the comparison of the borders of signs from left to right: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Bollards sometimes have writing on them. When viewed from above, they take the shape of a ”）” character . The diagram below compares bollards from left to right: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia(Referensi One image to distinguish the Baltic countries).

The color and borders of Chevron signs differ across the Baltic States. The image below compares from left to right: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania(Referensi How to tell Baltic countries apart 2.0: Expanded edition).

According to sources like Phosphorus in agricultural soils around the Baltic Sea(pdf), the area around Riga is derived from river sediments, while other areas may be glacier-derived? The exact color differences are still unclear.