Baltic States Map Quiz at a Glance
The Baltic states are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, three small countries on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. This page shows them with the other six countries on the Baltic (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden), with flags and capitals, and a free quiz: the three Baltic states, then the whole Baltic Sea, then the capitals.
- Baltic states
- 3: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- Capitals
- Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius
- Countries on the Baltic Sea
- 9
- People in the three
- about 6.1 million
- Hardest to place
- Lithuania, often taken for Latvia
How to Play the quiz
- Click any country on the map to see its name before you start.
- The Baltic states round asks just Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Sea round asks all nine countries on its coast.
- In Capitals, a capital is named and you click its country.
- There is no time limit, and the right country turns green after every answer.
The Baltic states declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 and 1991 and joined both the European Union and NATO in 2004. They are often grouped together, but their languages differ: Latvian and Lithuanian are Baltic languages, while Estonian is related to Finnish.
Telling Them Apart
On our Europe map, players swap the three more than they miss them: Lithuania is right 68% of the time, usually taken for Latvia, and Latvia and Estonia 69%, taken for each other. Remember the alphabet from north to south, and that Lithuania is the largest of the three and the only one that borders Poland.
Baltic, Nordic or Eastern Europe?
The UN counts the Baltic states as Northern Europe, together with the Nordic countries. They are not Nordic, though Estonia has close ties to Finland across the Gulf of Finland. In everyday English they are often lumped into Eastern Europe because of their Soviet past.
The Baltic Sea
The Baltic is a shallow, brackish sea, joined to the North Sea only through the narrow straits around Denmark. Nine countries have a coast on it. Russia has two separate stretches: around St Petersburg, at the end of the Gulf of Finland, and Kaliningrad, between Poland and Lithuania.
The Baltic States and the Baltic Sea Countries
The three Baltic states first, then the other countries on the sea.
| # | Country | Capital | Group | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | Tallinn | Baltic state | 1.4 million |
| 2 | Latvia | Riga | Baltic state | 1.8 million |
| 3 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Baltic state | 2.9 million |
| 4 | Denmark | Copenhagen | On the Baltic Sea | 6 million |
| 5 | Finland | Helsinki | On the Baltic Sea | 5.6 million |
| 6 | Germany | Berlin | On the Baltic Sea | 83.5 million |
| 7 | Poland | Warsaw | On the Baltic Sea | 36.4 million |
| 8 | Russia | Moscow | On the Baltic Sea | 143.5 million |
| 9 | Sweden | Stockholm | On the Baltic Sea | 10.6 million |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Baltic states?
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.
What are the capitals of the Baltic states?
Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania).
Which countries border the Baltic Sea?
Nine: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
Is Finland a Baltic state?
No. Finland has a long Baltic coast but counts as a Nordic country. The Baltic states are only Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Which is the largest Baltic state?
Lithuania, at 65,300 km², just ahead of Latvia. Estonia is the smallest, at 45,227 km².
Is the quiz free?
Yes. It runs in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no download and no account.
Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated October 30, 2026.