Independence Year : 1991
Population : 1439200
Life Expectancy : 69.5
Capital : 3791
GNP : 5328.00
GNP Old : 3371.00
Local Name : Eesti
Government Form : Republic
Location : Eastern Europe, bordering Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia.
Terrain : Estonia is a green land, forests cover around half of the country. Flat, average elevation 50m. Steep limestone banks and 1 521 islands mark the coastline.
Climate : Temperate, with four seasons of near-equal length.
Ethnic Group : Estonians 65%, Russians 28%, Ukrainians 2.5%, Belarusians 1.4%, Finns 0.9%, other 2.2%.
Religions : Lutheran, the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox, subordinated to Constantinople, the Estonian Orthodox, subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchate, Baptist
Official Website :
www.president.ee/et/
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General Information - Estonia
Background
Eastern Europe country bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia.
As a result of centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, the idea of an independent Estonian state had already been raised in the late 19th century and came true in 1918 when Estonia attained independence from the Russian Empire. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. Since April 2004 Estonia is a member of NATO and member of the European Union since May 2004.
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