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The '''Baltic states'''{{efn|{{Lang-lt|Baltijos valstybės}}, {{lang-lv|Baltijas valstis}}, {{lang-et|Balti riigid}}}} or the '''Baltic countries''' is a geopolitical term encompassing [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], and [[Lithuania]]. All three countries are members of [[NATO]], the [[European Union]], the [[Eurozone]], and the [[OECD]]. The three [[sovereign state]]s on the eastern coast of the [[Baltic Sea]] are sometimes referred to as the "Baltic nations", less often and in historical circumstances also as the "Baltic republics", the "Baltic lands", or simply the '''Baltics'''.
All three Baltic countries are classified as [[World Bank high-income economy|high-income economies]] by the [[World Bank]] and maintain a very high [[Human Development Index]].<ref name="Lithuania OECD" /> The three governments engage in intergovernmental and parliamentary cooperation. There is also frequent cooperation in foreign and security policy,
==History==
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