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Baltic Nations or Baltic countries with a long history and diverse culture between regions are three countries in Northern Europe and All three countries are currently members of European Union and NATO: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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The term "Baltic" stems from the name of the Baltic Sea and The term "Baltic republics" can sometimes refer in historic context to the Baltic republics of the Soviet Union. At the same time the three countries were considered under Soviet occupation by the United States, the United Kingdom and some other Western nations. The peoples of the Baltic countries belong to different Christian denominations. Estonia and Latvia have Lutheran cultural backgrounds, while Lithuania is a Catholic country. At the same time, Russian minorities in these countries belong to the Russian Orthodox Church. In addition, Each of the three Baltic countries has the language of their respective titular nationality as an official language. Russian is spoken by the majority of the population in all three countries, and English is increasingly spoken as well, especially by the younger generations.
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