this is a list of the national parks in the baltic states of estonia, latvia, and lithuania. ==estonia==  there are 5 national parks in estonia. *karula national park 1993 *lahemaa national park 1971 *soomaa national park 1993 *vilsandi national park 1993 *matsalu national park 2004 ==latvia==  there are 4 national parks in latvia. *gauja national park 1973 *rÄzna national park 2007 *Ä¶emeri national park 1997 *slÄ«tere national park 1999 ==lithuania==  there are 5 national parks in lithuania. they were established in 1991 after lithuania declared independence from the soviet union in 1990. lithuanian ssr national park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed aukÅ¡taitija national park. now they cover about 2.3 percent of lithuania's territory. {| class=wikitable |- ! name !! established !! area (kmÂ²) !! municipalities !! ethnographic region |- | aukÅ¡taitija national park || 1974 || 406 || ignalina, utena, and Å venÄionys || aukÅ¡taitija |- | dzÅ«kija national park || 1991 || 559 || varÄna || dzÅ«kija |- | kurÅ¡iÅ³ nerija national park || 1991 || 264 || neringa || lithuania minor |- | trakai national historic park || 1991 || 82 || trakai || dzÅ«kija |- | Å½emaitija national park || 1991 || 217 || plungÄ || samogitia (Å½emaitija) |- |} ==see also== * geography of estonia * geography of latvia * geography of lithuania * protected areas of estonia ==references==    cs:nÃ¡rodnÃ­ parky v litvÄ lt:lietuvos valstybiniai parkai ru:ÐÐ¾ÑÑÐ´Ð°ÑÑÑÐ²ÐµÐ½Ð½ÑÐµ Ð¿Ð°ÑÐºÐ¸ ÐÐ¸ÑÐ²Ñ fi:luettelo liettuan kansallispuistoista
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