This is the 890th most frequent Latvian word.
riga
"Rīga" is the capital city of Latvia.
The word 'Rīga' here is used as a proper noun to refer to the capital city of Latvia.
Rīga ir Latvijā.
Riga is in Latvia.
The word 'Rīgu' appears in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of the action 'to visit'.
Es apmeklēšu Rīgu nākamnedēļ.
I will visit Riga next week.
The word 'Rīgas' is in the genitive case, denoting possession (the streets belonging to Riga).