Baltic Sea

Summary

Baltic Sea is a marginal sea^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Baltic Sea is in the country of Sweden^[3].
• Baltic Sea is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Baltic Sea is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Baltic Sea is in the country of Estonia^[6].
• Baltic Sea is in the country of Latvia^[7].
• Baltic Sea is in the country of Lithuania^[8].
• Baltic Sea is on the continent of Europe^[9].
• Baltic Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea^[10].
• Baltic Sea's instance of is recorded as inland sea^[11].
• Baltic Sea's shares border with is recorded as Øresund^[12].
• Baltic Sea's shares border with is recorded as Great Belt^[13].
• Baltic Sea's shares border with is recorded as Little Belt^[14].
• east is named after Baltic Sea^[15].
• west is named after Baltic Sea^[16].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Ångermanälven^[17].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Neman^[18].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Oder^[19].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Pasłęka^[20].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Q3609401^[21].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Venta^[22].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Šventoji^[23].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Łeba^[24].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Łupawa^[25].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Laajoki^[26].
• Baltic Sea's inflows is recorded as Leniwka^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sweden^[3], a sovereign state^[28], founded in 0900^[29]; Finland^[4], a sovereign state^[30], founded in 1917^[31]; Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[32], in Russia^[33], founded in 1991^[34]; Estonia^[6], a country^[35], in Estonia^[36], founded in 1918^[37]; Latvia^[7], a sovereign state^[38], in Latvia^[39], founded in 1918^[40], headquartered in Riga^[41]; and Lithuania^[8], a sovereign state^[42], in Lithuania^[43], founded in 1990^[44]. Baltic Sea is on the continent of Europe^[9]. Part of include North Atlantic Ocean^[45], a sea^[46] and World Ocean^[47], an ocean^[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include marginal sea^[10] and inland sea^[11].

History and Context

Things named after include east^[15], a cardinal direction^[49] and west^[16], a cardinal direction^[50].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baltic Sea include Nord-Ostsee-Bahn^[51], a transport company^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 2000^[54], headquartered in Kiel^[55]; Baltic Shield^[56], a shield^[57]; Ostseestadion^[58], an association football venue^[59], in Germany^[60], founded in 1954^[61]; Miss Baltic Sea^[62], a female beauty pageant^[63], founded in 1991^[64]; it basin^[65], a sea basin^[66], in Estonia^[67]; and M9 Baltic Federal Highway^[68], a controlled-access highway^[69], in Russia^[70].

Why It Matters

Baltic Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

Entities named for it include Nord-Ostsee-Bahn^[51], a transport company^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 2000^[54], headquartered in Kiel^[55]; Baltic Shield^[56], a shield^[57]; Ostseestadion^[58], an association football venue^[59], in Germany^[60], founded in 1954^[61]; Miss Baltic Sea^[62], a female beauty pageant^[63], founded in 1991^[64]; it basin^[65], a sea basin^[66], in Estonia^[67]; and M9 Baltic Federal Highway^[68], a controlled-access highway^[69], in Russia^[70].