Latvia is one of three small Baltic states that was part of the former Soviet Union for most of the 20th century.
拉脱维亚是波罗的海三个小国之一,20世纪大部分时间里都隶属前苏联。
The Baltic states have no air force to speak of, relying instead on NATO allies to police their skies.
波罗的海三国根本就谈不上拥有自己的空军力量,而只能依赖其北约盟国来保卫自己的领空。
It TAKES only a brief visit to the Bank of Estonia「s small basement museum to grasp what turbulent decades the Baltic states have endured.
要想体会波罗的海国家过去几十年的动蕩历史,只需到爱沙尼亚银行小型地下博物馆里走一遭。
It may be just 20 years since the Baltic states regained independence, but already this feels light years away from the Soviet Union.
波罗的海国家从苏联独立出来只有二十年的时间,但似乎离开前苏联已经有光年之遥了。
Assuming the plans prove specific and credible, politicians in the Baltic states should now have plenty of time to address their countries」 far more pressing economic, political and social problems.
假设规划详实具体,拥有很好的信誉度,那么波罗的海各国的政治家们现在应该有充足的时间去解决各自的比规划更为恼人的经济,政治和社会问题。
Slovakia and the Baltic states saw growth rates as high as 7-10% in their best years.
斯洛伐克和波罗的海诸国在发展最好的一年里增长率高达7-10%。
Now these gains are being reclaimed, with GDP slated to fall by double digits in the Baltic states this year.
在波罗的海国家,现在这些收益正在被人收走,体现在国内生产总值今年双位数下滑。
That is not a view Shared by Georgia, Ukraine, the Baltic states or the Central Asian countries that escaped the Soviet empire to win their independence.
但是有些国家却不这样认为,包括格鲁吉亚、乌克兰、波罗的海各国以及因为从苏联帝国中脱逃出来而赢得独立的中亚国家。
Sweden’s role in shepherding Estonia and the other Baltic states back onto the map of the world is big and often overlooked.
在带领爱沙尼亚和波罗的海各国回到世界版图中,瑞典扮演着重要角色,但这点常常被忽略。
I similarly condemn the illegal annexation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, just as I rejoice in their renewed statehood after 1991.
我同样谴责对波罗的海诸国的非法合并,这些国家包括爱沙尼亚,拉脱维亚和立陶宛,我很高兴1991年后他们重新各自独立。
Several emerging markets, in particular the Baltic states and Turkey, run large current account deficits and depend on inflows of cheap capital to finance these deficits.
几个新兴市场(尤其是波罗的海国家和土耳其)出现了巨额经常账户赤字,它们依靠低成本资金的流入来弥补这些赤字。
All three Baltic states are facing double-digit economic declines in GDP this year, following the collapse of credit bubbles created by reckless lending and spending.
不顾后果的借贷和消费导致信用泡沫破碎后,波罗的海三国今年都遭遇了GDP经济总量的双位数下降。
IN A crunch, would NATO stand by its weakest members—the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania?
在当今一个困难的时期,北约会保护它的小国吗? ---波罗的海国家,即爱山尼亚,拉脱维亚和立陶宛。