Baltoscandia provided by the Panevėžys city municipality, but the functions of the academy did not meet the criteria of the functions of the mentioned municipality. The Nordic-Baltic Eight or "NB8", where 8 stands for the number of States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden). Baltoscandia The Baltoscandian Confederation or Baltoscandia is a geopolitical concept of a Baltic–Scandinavian union (consisting of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). The idea was proposed by a Swedish professor Sten de Geer (1886–1933) in the journal "Geografiska Annaler" in 1928 and further developed by Professor (1893–1960), a Lithuanian scientist in
Geography of Estonia clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, forest Land use: "arable:" 14.65% "permanent crops:" 0.14% "other:" 85.21% (2012) Irrigated land: 4.58 km Total renewable water resources: 12.81 km (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): <br>"total:" 1.8 km/yr (3%/97%/0%) <br>"per capita:" 1,337 m/yr (2009) Geography of Estonia Between 57.3 and 59.5 latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 longitude, Estonia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European Platform. It borders the Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. Average elevation reaches only . The climate is maritime, wet, with moderate winters and cool summers.