Latvia

The Republic of Latvia is a country in Northern Europe on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are one of the three "Baltic Republics" (the others are Estonia and Lithuania) which shares cultural and historical ties. The capital city and largest city is Riga.

During Great World War II, Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union. The country was annexed to the USSR as the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Soviets maintained a large military base in Riga. The Allies once sent a small strike force to attack Riga in order to secure Soviet nuclear scientist Vladimir Kosygin, who wished to defect to the Allies. It was due to this that the Allies learned of Stalin's secret nuclear weapons program.

Latvia again became a battlefield during the First Tiberium War. The Brotherhood of Nod had a large military base in Jelgava near the Estonian border, giving Nod effective control of the country. It is an important base in Nod troop and supply movements and therefore GDI launched a major offensive to capture the base.

By 2047 Latvia is part of Blue Zone B-1, which covers Northern Europe. Presumably, this would mean the country is under the effective control of GDI. It is likely it was one of the area devastated by the Nod offensive at the start of the War and later the Scrin invasion.