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Latvia i/ˈlætviə/ (Latvian: Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia (border length 343 km), to the south by Lithuania (588 km), to the east by the Russian Federation (276 km), to the southeast by Belarus (141 km), and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden. With 2,067,887 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) it is one of the least populous and least densely populated countries of the European Union. The capital of Latvia is Riga. The official language is Latvian and the currency is called Lats (Ls). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.
The Latvians are a Baltic people, culturally related to the Lithuanians. Together with the Finno-Ugric Livs (or Livonians), the Latvians are the indigenous people of Latvia.Latvian is an Indo-European language and along with Lithuanian the only two surviving members of the Baltic branch. Indigenous minority languages are Latgalian and the nearly extinct Finno-Ugric Livonian language. In terms of geography, territory and population Latvia is the middle of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia and Estonia share a long common history: historical Livonia, times of German (Teutonic Order), Polish-Lithuanian, Swedish, Russian, Nazi German and Soviet rule, 13th century Christianization and 16th century Protestant Reformation. Both countries are home to a large number of ethnic Russians (26.9% in Latvia and 25.5% in Estonia) of whom some are non-citizens. Latvia is historically predominantly Protestant, except for the region of Latgalia in the southeast which is historically predominantly Roman Catholic.
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Actors: C.A. van Aswegen (producer), Danie Bester (producer), C.A. van Aswegen (editor), Danie Bester (producer), Benjamin Willem (composer), Rika Sennett (actress), Dirk Stoltz (actor), Ivan Botha (actor), Ivan Botha (writer), Andrew Thompson (actor), Altus Theart (actor), Andrew Thompson (writer), Lucia Meyer-Marais (producer), Dries Scholtz (miscellaneous crew), Lelia Etsebeth (actress),
Plot: Superhelde Albert and Peet - two wannabe Superheroes - have been struggling since their early school days to fit in. The only place where they feel at home is at the comic store, Dimensie Komieks. Unfortunately, Dimensie Komieks is deep in debt. As if that's not bad enough, the store is being threatened by Albert and Peet's school enemy, the Lex Luthor clone, JJ van Tonder. Saskia, Peet's flaming hot high school sweetheart, Monique, a shy shop assistant, SuperWayne, a regular customer at Dimensie, Albert and Peet put their heads together to come up with a way to save Dimensie from the bulldozers. The question remains however - Is there enough time to save Dimensie before JJ and his father blow it up completely. Superhelde - Reveal the hero within!
Keywords: comic-book-shop, comic-hero, hero-versus-villain, south-africa, super-hero