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Which bodies of water and countries border the Baltic states?

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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 situated in northeastern Europe along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.1

Bodies of Water

The region is bounded to the west and north by the Baltic Sea. Additionally, the coastline of Latvia features the Gulf of Riga.12

Bordering Countries

The Baltic states share land borders with the following countries:
* East: Russia21
* Southeast: Belarus21
* Southwest: Poland and an exclave of Russia1

Internally, the three Baltic states also share borders with one another.2