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Estonia |
Introduction:
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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - 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. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
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| Official name: |
Republic of Estonia |
| Capital: |
name: Tallinn
geographic coordinates: 59 26 N, 24 43 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Government type: |
parliamentary republic |
| Population: |
1,315,912 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) |
| Official Currency: |
Estonian Kroon (EEK)
Current Estonian Kroon Exchange Rates
Historical Estonian Kroon Exchange Rates
Chart Estonian Kroon Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
EEK |
| Area: |
total: 45,226 sq km
land: 43,211 sq km
water: 2,015 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea |
| Climate: |
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
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Map of Estonia
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