The Baltic states—also known as the Baltics, Baltic nations or Baltic countries (Estonian: Balti riigid, Baltimaad, Latvian: Baltijas valstis, Lithuanian: Baltijos valstybės)—are the three countries in northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Poland which isnt highly recognized as one. The Baltic states cooperate on a regional level in several intergovernmental organizations