Estonia
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Eesti Vabariik | |||||
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National information | |||||
National motto: | none | ||||
National anthem: | Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm | ||||
About the people | |||||
Official languages: | Estonian | ||||
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Geography / Places | |||||
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Capital city: | Tallinn | ||||
Largest city: | Tallinn | ||||
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Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | Independence: From Russia - Declared: February 24, 1918 - Recognized: February 2, 1920 - Occupied by USSR: June 16, 1940 Independence: From Soviet Union - Re-declared: August 20, 1991 |
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Leaders: | President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister Andrus Ansip |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Eesti kroon (EEK) | ||||
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Time zone: | +2 | ||||
Telephone dialing code: | 372 | ||||
Internet domain: | .ee |
Estonia is a country in Northern Europe. The capital city is Tallinn. Estonia's neighbors are Sweden, Finland, Russia and Latvia.
Estonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on 29 March 2004. It joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.
Estonia is east from the Baltic Sea. Estonia divided into 15 counties.
Estonia has many forests, almost 50% of the land is covered with forests. Estonia has over 1,400 lakes and 1,500 islands.
Most people there speak Estonian.
Countries and territories of Europe |
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Albania - Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Azerbaijan1 - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus2 - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia1 - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Montenegro - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Macedonia - Romania - Russia1 - San Marino - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey1 - Ukraine - United Kingdom - Vatican City |
Dependencies: Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 - Faroe Islands - Gibraltar - Guernsey - Jan Mayen - Jersey - Isle of Man - Svalbard |
Unrecognised countries: Abkhazia | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | South Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2 |
1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. |
Members of the European Union | |
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Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom |
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