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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.[1][2][3] Unlike the "Baltic states", the Baltic region includes all countries that border the sea.

Etymology

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The first to name it the Baltic Sea (Latin: Mare Balticum) was 11th century German chronicler Adam of Bremen.

Denotation

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Depending on the context the Baltic Sea Region might stand for:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ State members of CBSS: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltic Sea". Britannica. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region". European Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Programme Factsheet" (PDF). Interreg Baltic Sea Region. January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ Republic of Estonia; Republic of Latvia; Republic of Lithuania (1994). Declaration on Unity and Co-operation by the Republic of Estonia, Republic of Latvia and Republic of Lithuania (PDF). Council of Baltic States. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ Misiunas, Romuald J; Bater, James H (25 May 2006). "Baltic states". Encyclopædia Britannica (Online ed.). Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. "Co-operation among the Baltic States". Republic of Latvia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ Republic of Estonia. "Baltic Cooperation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ^ «The Baltic region includes the Baltic republics and the Kaliningrad region of the RSFSR "» — Baltic region in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
  9. ^ Gibson, Catherine (29 March 2022). Geographies of Nationhood: Cartography, Science, and Society in the Russian Imperial Baltic. Oxford University Press. pp. 6–7. doi:10.1093/oso/9780192844323.003.0001. ISBN 9780192844323.
  10. ^ Townsend, Mary Evelyn (September 1921). The Baltic States. The Institute of international education.
  11. ^ European Commission. "CBSS - Council of Baltic Sea States". knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu. European Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021. The Council of the Baltic Sea States is an overall political forum for regional inter-governmental cooperation. The Members of the Council are the eleven states of the Baltic Sea Region as well as the European Commission.
  12. ^ Council of the Baltic Sea States. "CBSS - About Us". Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. ^ B7 Steering Committee (8 September 2004). "Charter of the B7" (PDF). B7 Baltic Islands Network. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Dunbar, Moira (2004). "Arctic: Geology". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. ^ Beckholmen, Monica; Tirén, Sven A (September 2008). "The geological history of the Baltic Sea: A review of the literature and investigation tools". Swedish Radiation Safety Authority - Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten. ISSN 2000-0456. Report number: 2009:21. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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