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Where are the Baltic states located in Europe?

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Map of the Baltic States-Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania-showing country borders, major uplands and plains, highest points, and the capitals Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. Surrounding countries and bodies of water, including Russia, Belarus, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the Baltic Sea, and the Gulf of Finland, are also labeled. — Baltic states The Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The Baltic states—comprising Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are located in the northeastern region of Europe.1

They are situated along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, which serves as their boundary to the west and north. The region is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and Poland and a Russian exclave to the southwest.1