Baltic - Definition and Overview

Baltic can refer to:

• The Baltic Sea
  • Council of the Baltic Sea States - an intergovernmental organization
  • Baltic sea countries - countries with access to the Baltic Sea

• The term Baltic countries is sometimes used more or less synonymously for Northern Europe (Russia not included)

• The Baltic region (Balticum)
  • Baltic States - the independent countries of
    • Estonia,
    • Latvia and
    • Lithuania
  • Baltic Republics - the Soviet Union's
    • Estonian SSR,
    • Latvian SSR and
    • Lithuanian SSR
  • Baltic provinces
    • Russian Estonia (Swedish Estonia)
    • Livonia (Swedish Livonia)
    • Courland
  • Northeastern Europe - an alternative terminology for the Baltic States
  • Baltic peoples, one ethnic group originating in Balticum
  • Baltic languages spoken by the Baltic peoples
  • An obsolete "racial" classification used by "Nordic" and "Aryan race" theorists in the 19th and early 20th centuries

• Baltic, Kings County, Prince Edward Island - a place in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island
• Baltic, Prince County, Prince Edward Island
• Baltic East, Prince Edward Island
• Baltics, Ontario - a place in the Canadian province of Ontario
• Baltics Corners, Ontario

• Baltic, Ohio - a place in the U.S. state of Ohio
• Baltic, South Dakota - a place in the U.S. state of South Dakota

The term Baltic is also used to identify a type of railroad steam locomotive. In the Whyte notation, a Baltic is a type 4-6-4.

The name Baltic has been used by several ships including SS Baltic(1903).