Estonia
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| National motto: | none | ||||
| National anthem: | Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm | ||||
| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Estonian | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 1,332,893 (ranked 148th) | ||||
| - Density: | 29.8 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Tallinn | ||||
| Largest city: | Tallinn | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total: | 45,226 mi² (ranked 129th) | ||||
| - Water: | 10,083mi² km² (4.56%) | ||||
| 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 small country in Northern Europe. The capital city is Tallinn. Estonia's neighbors are Sweden, Finland, Russia and Latvia. Its population is 1,332,893.
Estonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (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.
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