Baltic Sea

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✅ What it is :

- Semi-enclosed, shallow, brackish water body.
- Arm of the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Largest expanse of brackish water in the world.
- Historically important trade and strategic maritime corridor

✅ Location :

- Northern Europe.
- Extends from southern Denmark to near the Arctic Circle.
- Connected to the North Sea via Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt straits

✅ Bordering countries :

- Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany

✅ Geopolitical significance :

- Eight of the nine bordering countries are NATO members.
- Important for regional security and maritime strategy.

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- MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul)
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- NFRA (National Financial Reporting Agency)
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