Panbaltism

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Panbaltism is an idea held by some people of Baltic nations (such as Lithuanians, Prussians, Latvians and Sudovians) that these nations should be united into one single state; they call the nations to be "brother-nations" and claim that they have separated only due to historical events and this separation should come to an end.

The proposed country would be called Baltia.

In Lithuania (among Lithuanians and Sudovians) panbaltism is supported by some as a possible alternative to the multiethnic country with many Slavic lands, and as well in some cases even to the union with Veneda. Among Prussians most of Panbaltists are pagans as they do not like interferance into their religion which has happened and would want to be part of a pagan country. Some Prussian Christians also support panbaltism due to their belief that Prussian nation would have more influence in Baltia than in Veneda and cultural/linguistic similarities. Prussian language is commonly promised an official language status by panbaltists. In Latvia the idea has the least support; it is supported by some of the pagans, but is viewed in disdain by Christians who frequently believe that Baltia would be a Lithuanian-dominated officially pagan state. Most panbaltists denounce such claims and support the idea that Baltia would be a federation. However most Latvians would not want to loose independence. Ethnic minorities has various views towards panbaltism but most of them (with a probable exception of some of the Germans from Lithuania who also has relatives among Latvian Germans) consider any such changes to be as unnecessary.

There are also disagreements among the panbaltists on what the borders of Baltia should be. Some propose the de facto ethnic boundary (that is, only the northern half of Prusi province and no southern Lithuanian lands; it would be attempted to exchange some parts of Lithuania with Belarusian majority into parts of Belarus with Lithuanian majority) as they claim the country would then be most managable; others see such solution as unviable as it would not be good for Baltia itself if Veneda (Galicia) or Belarus would get stronger with new lands and suggest a union of whole province of Prusi, Lithuania and Latvia along de-jure boundaries; this suggestion has the most support usually and in such state Baltic ethnicities would still make a majority of population. Some others imagine Baltia as an empire, which would as well include Tobago, Maasai, former Lithuanian self-rule areas in Tejas, Free Lithuania and Skuodia (many of these lands would probably have to be taken by force). The most imperialist panbaltists - and perhaps ones with the least support as well - want reunification of all formerly Baltic lands (Balts once lived almost to the Moscow to the east, and to Warsina to the southwest).

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