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Baltic States
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Baltic States
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formerly Russian provinces, they became independent countries after World War I and were incorporated into the USSR as constituent republics in 1940. They became independent again in 1991.

Baltic States
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(Placename) the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991 Sometimes shortened to the Baltics


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VILNIUS -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, visiting the Baltic countries, arrived at Zokniai Air Base near the northern Lithuanian town of Siauliai on Oct.
Country reports on the cattle sector and dairy chain are then presented for Russia, the Baltic countries, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Poland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
Zoellick also pointed out that in parts of eastern Europe, such as the Baltic countries, around 90 percent of the banks are owned by western European banks, which poses a potential risk if they decide to leave.
 
 
 
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