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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.
This meaning is retained in the two modern Baltic languages, where baltas in Lithuanian and balts in Latvian mean "white". [45] However, the modern names of the region and the sea that originate from this root, were not used in either of the two languages prior to the 19th century.
At this point, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics participated in the CIS, the three non-participants being the Baltic states, which were occupied by the Soviet Union. The CIS and Soviet Union also legally co-existed briefly with each other until 26 December 1991, when the Soviet of the Republics formally dissolved the Soviet Union.
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.
For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, ... The term Baltic states generally applies to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania;
Baltic Sea, in Europe; Baltic region, an ambiguous term referring to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea; Baltic states (also Baltic countries, Baltic nations, Baltics), a geopolitical term, currently referring to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The Baltic States — Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania — are ready for a boom in local TV productions, and international partners are invited. “It’s an intriguing environment — contemporary ...
Germany (Deutschland), Austria (Austria) and Switzerland (Confoederatio Helvetica), with Dach meaning "roof" in German. The term is sometimes extended to D-A-CH-Li, DACHL, or DACH+ to include Liechtenstein. Another version is DACHS (with Dachs meaning "badger" in German) with the inclusion of the German-speaking region of South Tyrol in Italy. [11]