Latvijas Pasts
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VAS Latvijas Pasts is the company
in charge of the Latvia
n postal service
. Established in 1992 following newly regained Latvian independence, it took over the mail delivery duties of its predecessors that began in the year 1632. Following political liberalization
efforts, it was turned into a public limited company in 2004.
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
in charge of the Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n postal service
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
. Established in 1992 following newly regained Latvian independence, it took over the mail delivery duties of its predecessors that began in the year 1632. Following political liberalization
Liberalization
In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. In some contexts this process or concept is often, but not always, referred to as deregulation...
efforts, it was turned into a public limited company in 2004.
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of LatviaPostage stamps and postal history of LatviaPostal history in the territory that now constitutes Latvia began during the 13th century, when the Archbishopric of Riga was included to the postal work zone of the Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights and the Hanseatic League...
- List of people on stamps of Latvia