Regions of Europe bordering the Baltic Sea
The Baltic states, also known as the Baltic countries, Baltic republics, Baltic nations or simply the Baltics (Estonian: Balti riigid, Baltimaad, Latvian: Baltijas valstis, Lithuanian: Baltijos valstybės), is a geopolitical term used for grouping the three countries in Northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The term is not used in the context of cultural areas, national identity or language. The three countries cooperate on a regional level in several intergovernmental organizations.
- Denmark - Territory in northen Europe, ruled since 1953 by the Kongeriget Danmark
- Estonia - Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Eesti Vabariik
- Finland - Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1917 by the Suomen tasavalta
- Germany - Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Latvia - Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Latvijas Republika
- Lithuania - Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Lietuvos Respublika
- Poland - Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Rzeczpospolita Polska
- Sweden - Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1905 by the Konungariket Sverige
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Baltic states" as of 03 Nov 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.