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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.
Baltic Sea, arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the latitude of southern Denmark almost to the Arctic Circle and separating the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe. It is the largest expanse of brackish water in the world.
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. [3] The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
The Baltic Sea borders several countries, including the Baltic nations to the west and north, and Russia to the east. Belarus is to the southeast, and Poland and a Russian exclave are to the southwest of the Baltic Sea.
Nine countries border the Baltic Sea, while the drainage basin includes five more countries: Czech Republic, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Norway. About 20% of the land around the sea is used for agriculture, and another 25% is wetland or unused land.
There are nine countries with a shoreline at the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia (at the Gulf of Finland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast), Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden.
This map shows Baltic Sea countries, islands, cities, towns, major ports, roads.
Our Baltic Peninsula map includes the surrounding countries around the Baltic Sea including political, physical, and administrative maps.
The map shows the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and neighboring countries with international borders, the national capitals, major rivers, major cities, main roads, and major airports.
The Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Europe between Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, Poland, and Germany. [1] Many big rivers in the surrounding countries drain into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is connected to the ocean through the narrow and shallow Danish straits and belts.