Baltic states
three countries east of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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Summary
Baltic states is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,942 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Estonia[3], Latvia[4], Lithuania[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Baltic Sea[6]
- Instance of: triad[7]
- Shares border with: Pomorze[8]
- Part of: Europe[9], Northeastern Europe[10], Baltic region[11], Põhjala[12]
- Commons category: Baltic states[13]
- Has part(s): Estonia[14], Latvia[15], Lithuania[16]
- Coordinate location: 57, 25[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baltic states[18]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Baltic states[19]
- Different from: Balkans[20], Baltic region[21], Baltics[22]
- History of topic: history of the Baltic States[23]
- Studied by: baltistics[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Baltic states include Dunst Opening[25], an irregular chess opening[26] and Baltic Defense[27], a chess opening[28].
Why It Matters
Baltic states has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 120 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Dunst Opening[25], an irregular chess opening[26] and Baltic Defense[27], a chess opening[28].