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

Etymology

The first to name it the Baltic Sea (Template:Lang-la) was 11th century German chronicler Adam of Bremen.

Denotation

Depending on the context the Baltic Sea Region might stand for:

The countries that have shorelines along the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden.
The group of countries presently referred to by the shorthand Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.^{[citation needed]}
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, exclaved from the remainder of Russia.^{[citation needed]}
Historic East Prussia and the historical lands of Livonia, Courland and Estonia (Swedish Estonia and Russian Estonia).^{[citation needed]}
The former Baltic governorates of Imperial Russia: Today's Estonia and Latvia (excluding parts of modern Eastern Latvia that were part of Vitebsk Governorate).^{[citation needed]}
The countries on the historical British trade route through the Baltic Sea, i.e. including the Scandinavian Peninsula (Sweden and Norway).^{[citation needed]}
The Council of the Baltic Sea States, comprised by the countries with shorelines along the Baltic Sea, in addition to Norway, Iceland and the rest of European Union.^{[citation needed]}
The islands of the Euroregion B7 Baltic Islands Network, which includes the islands and archipelagos Åland (autonomous), Bornholm (Denmark), Gotland (Sweden), Hiiumaa (Estonia), Öland (Sweden), Rügen (Germany), and Saaremaa (Estonia).^{[citation needed]}
On historic Scandinavian and German maps, the Balticum sometimes includes only the historically or culturally German-dominated lands, or provinces, of Estonia, Livonia, Courland and Latgale (corresponding to modern Estonia and Latvia), as well as sometimes Pomerania, Kashubia and East Prussia, while the historically less-Germanized Lithuania is occasionally excluded.^{[citation needed]}
In geology, the Baltic Shield includes Fennoscandia, parts of northwestern Russia and the northern Baltic Sea.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Postimees: "Medical scientist proves hypothesis set by Lennart Meri".

External links

Council of the Baltic Sea States official website
The Baltic Sea Information Centre
EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy (EUSBSR) - a strategy aiming to accelerate the integration of the region
The Baltic University Programme - a University network focused on a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region.
Baltic Sea Region Spatial Planning Initiative VASAB
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013
Vifanord – a digital library that provides scientific information on the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as the Baltic region as a whole.

[1] Postimees: "Medical scientist proves hypothesis set by Lennart Meri".

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-The terms '''Baltic region''', '''Baltic Rim countries''' (or simply '''Baltic Rim'''), and the '''Baltic Sea countries''' refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the [[Baltic Sea]] in [[Northern Europe]].
+The terms '''Baltic Sea Region''', '''Baltic Rim countries''' (or simply '''Baltic Rim'''), and the '''Baltic Sea countries''' refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the [[Baltic Sea]] in [[Northern Europe]].
 == Etymology ==
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 == Denotation ==
 [[File:Lennart Meri kodus oma töökabinetis 02.jpg|thumb|[[Lennart Meri]], the [[President of Estonia]], reconstructs the [[history of Estonia]] and the Baltic Sea region in his 1976 book ''Silver White'' ({{lang-et|Hõbevalge}}).<ref>[https://news.postimees.ee/3364877/medical-scientist-proves-hypothesis-set-by-lennart-meri Postimees: "Medical scientist proves hypothesis set by Lennart Meri"].</ref>]]
-Depending on the context the ''Baltic region'' might stand for:
+Depending on the context the ''Baltic Sea Region'' might stand for:
 * The countries that have shorelines along the Baltic Sea: [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]], and [[Sweden]].