Baltic region

Baltic Sea and surrounding countries
Language branches in the Baltic region
  Finnic
  Baltic

The terms Baltic region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply Baltic Rim), and Baltic Sea countries refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea.

Etymology

The first to name it the Baltic Sea ("Mare Balticum") was eleventh century German chronicler Adam of Bremen.

Denotation

Depending on the context the Baltic region might stand for:

See also

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