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The Baltic states (Estonian: Balti riigid; Latvian: Baltijas valstis; Lithuanian: Baltijos valstybės) or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. … See more
Summary
After the First World War the term "Baltic states" came to refer to countries by the Baltic Sea that had gained independence from the Russian Empire. The term includes See moreEconomically, parallel with political changes and a transition to democracy – as a rule of law states – the nations' previous command economies were transformed via the legislation into market economies, and set up or renewed the major … See more
The term Baltic stems from the name of the Baltic Sea – a hydronym dating back to at least 3rd century B.C. (when Erastothenes mentioned Baltia in an Ancient Greek text) and possibly earlier. There are several theories about its origin, most of which trace … See more
During the Baltic struggle for independence 1989–1992, a personal friendship developed between the (at that time unrecognized) Baltic ministers of foreign affairs and … See more
Ethnic groups
Estonians are Finnic people, together with the nearby Finns. The Latvians and Lithuanians, linguistically and culturally related to each … See moreNature
• Forests cover over half the landmass of Estonia
• Devonian sandstone cliffs in Gauja National Park, Latvia's largest and oldest national park See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Baltic Sea - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_SeaThe Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the …
- Location: Europe
- Max. depth: 459 m (1,506 ft)
- Average depth: 55 m (180 ft)
- Surface area: 377,000 km² (146,000 sq mi)
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