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Aistija is a formable for 
Latvia and 
Lithuania, located in Eastern Europe 
. The formable requires Latvia, Lithuania, 
Kaliningrad and parts of both 
Belarus and 
Poland.
Background[]
Aistija is a proposed united Baltic state based upon the common linguistic, cultural, and historical heritage of Lithuanians and Latvians. The name is taken from Aestii, a term used by Tacitus, the Roman historian, to describe peoples dwelling along the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea in the 1st century CE. Thus, these ancient tribes were precursors for the later nations of Lithuania and Latvia.
During the medieval period, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (13th-18th centuries) incorporated a large portion of present-day Latvia, only strengthening the historic bond between the two nations. However, the rise of separate political entities, including the Duchy of Courland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, led to a gradual differentiation between Lithuanian and Latvian identities.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, as nationalism surcharged across Europe, a few of the intellectuals and activists from both nations debated the idea of close integration based on their common linguistic grounds. This idea was further reinforced during the interwar period when both Latvia and Lithuania struggled for independence against foreign domination. With Soviet occupation after World War II, both countries were integrated into the USSR and any nationalist aspirations were subdued.
Following the collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s and their subsequent independence, Latvia and Lithuania were reestablished as separate states, but cooperation in regional organizations, such as the Baltic Assembly, and the European Union would keep the discussions regarding a deeper integration alive. While the modern idea of Aistija does not advocate for political unification, it serves as a cultural and historical concept that emphasizes the deep ties between the two nations.