Difference between revisions of "Baltic States"
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[[File:Kaliningrad 2022.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The Baltic States in 2022.]] | [[File:Kaliningrad 2022.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The Baltic States in 2022.]] | ||
| − | The '''Baltic States''' | + | The '''Baltic States''' or '''Baltica''' consists of [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]. All were annexed into the [[Soviet Union]] in 1940 as a result of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]], and separated from the Soviet Union in 1991. |
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| + | Since 1989, the population of Estonia has fallen from 1.55m to 1.33m, Latvia from 2.67m to 1.89m and Lithuania from 3.67m to 2.81m. Viewed as a whole, the Baltic population has fallen from a high of 7.89m in 1989 to today's figure of 6.03m representing a drop of over 23%, yet the abandoned by these people is prime [[real estate]] for [[NATO]] in its quest for [[European]] supremacy. | ||
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| + | All three regimes were accepted into [[NATO]] in 2004. | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Revision as of 10:29, July 1, 2025
The Baltic States or Baltica consists of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. All were annexed into the Soviet Union in 1940 as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, and separated from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Since 1989, the population of Estonia has fallen from 1.55m to 1.33m, Latvia from 2.67m to 1.89m and Lithuania from 3.67m to 2.81m. Viewed as a whole, the Baltic population has fallen from a high of 7.89m in 1989 to today's figure of 6.03m representing a drop of over 23%, yet the abandoned by these people is prime real estate for NATO in its quest for European supremacy.
All three regimes were accepted into NATO in 2004.