What are the Baltic States?
Europe
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L i t h u a n i a
E s t o n i a
L a t v i a
P o l a n d
B e l a r u s
MINSK
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RIGA
TALLINN
Liepaja
Bauska
Vitsyebsk
Polatsk
The countries of eastern Europe lie
between the Baltic Sea and the Black
Sea. They were part of the Soviet Union,
but became independent states in 1991.
Eastern Europe
VILNIUS
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Hill of Crosses
Trakai Castle
Latvian
costume
Golden
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Bobsleigh
Pigs
Hill of Crosses
This sacred site in
Lithuania is visited
by lots of pilgrims
every year. They
leave crosses on
the hill to show
their devotion to
Christianity.
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The centre
of Europe
