Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.)

Basic facts about the area

• National Geographic - Eastern Europe
• Infoplease: The Baltic states (geography, ethnic composition, languages, history, etc.)
• Baltic Sea States

Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.)

• Baltic states map and information page a world atlas of facts flags and maps including every continent, country, dependency, exotic destination, island, major city, ocean, province
• REESweb  (WWW virtual library index of electronic resources on the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe)
• SSEES at University College London Internet resources on central and eastern Europe and Russia
• The New York Public Library - Slavic and Baltic division

Area study centers (academic and research)

• Baltic Sea Region Studies in the USA
• Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies - The University of Texas at Austin

Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)

• Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies
• CBSS - Council of the Baltic Sea States Information about the history of the council, its organizational structure, basic documents, past and on-going co-operation efforts, and news and events and ...
• International Federation of Library Associations
  

Communications (incl. computer and Internet issues)

• Refer to each country site

Culture, fine arts, entertainment

• Refer to each country site

Current events and media

• Baltic States News Comprehensive, Real-Time News And Information About Baltic States, Including Access To Top Subscription Sites
• Baltic News Service

Economics (incl. business and finances)

• Economy and Business: Facts and Figures
• Baltic States Economy News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
• Baltic Economy Watch The CEE and Baltic economies are interesting; that much I think is certain. ... is conducted alongside Edward Hugh who is running his Baltic Economy Watch
• Baltic Sea States - Business and economy

Education

• The Baltic Sea Region University Network
• The Baltic International Summer School

Geography and travel (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.)

• BALTIC STATES Travel- Estonia Latvia Lithuania
• Baltic Travel Company
• BALTIC STATES GRAND BIKING TOUR
• University of Texas at Austin Map Collections

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 Government

• Governments on the WWW (comprehensive database of governmental institutions)

Grants

• International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX): Operating Regions (provides grant opportunities for US scholars to conduct field research in the region)
• The American Councils for International Education (ACTR, ACCELS) (the programs include academic exchange, professional training, institution building, research, materials development, technical assistance, and consulting)
• Open Society -- Soros Foundation

Health and fitness (incl. medicine, sports, etc.)

• Cross-border eHealth in the Baltic Sea Region
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) operations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (country sites; include Baltic Sea area)
• World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (EURO) (includes the Baltics) 

History (incl. genealogy, etc.)

• Encyclopedia of Baltic History The Encyclopedia of Baltic History is a group research project by undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Washington
• History of THE BALTIC History of THE BALTIC including The northern sea, Denmark and Sweden, Sweden's gains
• History of the Baltic states History of the Baltic states. In view of the importance national questions have assumed in the discussion about the breakup of the USSR and the future
• The Baltic Exchange - History
  

Language (incl. dictionaries) 

• Baltic Language Dictionaries
• UCLA Language Materials Project

Law

• WashLaw - School of Law, Washburn University, complete law information by country
• Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online

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Libraries and archives

• Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Baltic States Library on the web - Baltic states

Literature (incl. books online, publishers and vendors)

• Literature Resource Center, from Gale group (a searchable online encyclopedia of world literature, requires a Gale login)

People (biography)

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Politics (incl. international relations, military affairs, US legislation and policies)

Religions

• Academic Info: Religion Gateway (a directory of internet resources for the academic study of religion)

Science and technology (incl. environmental issues) 

Social science (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.)

• Intute: Social Sciences - browse Baltic States Set up in February 2002, this JISCmail list concerns all aspects of Baltic Studies - politics, literature, economics, social development and more

Statistics

• U. S. Census Bureau: Statistical Agencies (International)
• UN Statistics division
• Baltic Sea States - Statistics
• Baltic GIS: Statistics Land Cover and Population Density in the Baltic Sea Drainage Basin: A GIS Database
• Precipitation statistics in the Baltic Region

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