Split lately viable land (6)
I believe the answer is:
latvia
'split lately viable land' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
This is the entire clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for latvia that I've seen before include "Northeast European country" , "Baltic country" , "European republic, capital Riga" , "Baltic republic" , "Riga's country" .)