The Baltic states [a] or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, Council of Europe, and the OECD.

Jan 17, 2025 · Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia.

The Baltic states, once part of the Soviet Union, are now members of the European Union and NATO, positioned along Russia's western border.

Jan 17, 2025 · Baltic states - Independence, Sovereignty, Geography: After achieving independence, the Baltic countries faced the need of political and socioeconomic restructuring. Radically parliamentarian constitutions were adopted in all three; the legislatures clearly predominated over the executive.

The Baltic states are three countries in Northern Europe to the east of the Baltic Sea and the south of the Gulf of Finland. They are, from north to south, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Apr 25, 2021 · Map showing the Baltic countries of Europe. The Baltic states consist of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. All the Baltic states were once republics of the Soviet Union. All Baltic states are now part of NATO and the European Union.

Countries surrounding the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea Region, alternatively the Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states, refers to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, including parts of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

Jan 10, 2025 · The Baltic states exceed NATO’s target for member states to spend at least 2% of gross domestic product on defense. The Baltic states have experienced various hybrid warfare attacks, attributed ...

Territorial changes of the Baltic states refers to the redrawing of borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after 1940. The three republics, formerly autonomous regions within the former Russian Empire and before that of former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and as provinces of the Swedish Empire, gained independence in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian …

Baltic States, Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. The name has sometimes been used to include Finland and Poland. They were created as independent states in 1917 from the Baltic provinces of Russia, the city of Kovno, and part of the Polish department of Wilno (later Lithuania).