Which Baltic state is the largest by area?

Lithuania is the largest Baltic state by area. Its territory covers roughly 65,300 square kilometres, narrowly exceeding Latvia and clearly surpassing Estonia.

The Baltic states are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, three countries on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania occupies the southernmost position, bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast. Its landscape is mostly low and gently rolling, with extensive forests, lakes and wetlands.

A common mix-up is Latvia, whose name is sometimes associated with the region’s geographic center and whose area is very close to Lithuania’s. Latvia covers about 64,600 square kilometres, while Estonia covers about 45,300. Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, is also the largest of the three countries’ capitals by population, although Riga is the largest urban area.