BALTIC

The Baltic is a large sea in Northern Europe. Two narrow straits, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak, together form a channel linking the Baltic to the North Sea.

The Baltic Sea covers an area of about 160,000 square miles. It is an important seaway. Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden border the sea. Many of their exports and imports are carried by ships through the Baltic. The Baltic Sea is almost entirely enclosed by land.