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Estonia lies off the Baltic Sea in the north of the continent of Europe. It has the Gulf of Finland to its north and the Baltic Sea to the west. It borders two countries, Latvia to the south and Russia to the east. It covers an area of approximately 45 thousand square kilometers and has a population of about 1 and a quarter million people. The capital of this country is Tallinn and the country is made up of 15 counties, two of them being islands off the West Coast of the country. The currency used here is the Estonian Kroon (EEK). Up until 1992, the currency was the Ruble, however the changing of the currency was one of the many changes made after 1991 and the country's new independence. The currency may be changed again in 2007 to the Euro.
The country is relatively flat with the highest point being Suur Munamagi, at 318 meters high, in the southeast. Nearly half of Estonia is covered in thick firtree forests and the vast shoreline is inundated with bays, inlets and straits. There are many lakes and bogs in the country, as many as 1 and a half thousand lakes ranging from small to large. The largest lake being Lake Peipus, about 3500 square kilometers. The weather is a combination of cold harsh winters and mild cool summers.
Regions and Landscapes
The natural resources of the country are quite limited. Kukersite (oil shale) and limestone deposits making up a large part of the country's economy. The use by the Russians of the many ports along Estonia's coastline provides a welcome income to the country's finances. Estonia also has a very good information technology, which has encouraged the relocation of many Scandinavian companies to Estonia and this has also boosted the growing economy. Estonia had a disastrous year, financially, in 1999; due partly to the financial crisis Russia was going through, which then impeded on the Estonian economy. A slow re-building of the economy has been taking place since with privatization of the national infra structure, such as railways, energy, telecommunications, etc. taking place. Estonia's economy has slowly recovered and now has one of the strongest economies of the new member states of the European Union, which it joined in May 2004.
Historic Route
Human settlements have been in Estonia since the melting of the glacial era about 12,000 years ago. The Danish and the Germans brought Christianity, to the land, in 1227. Since then and up until the 1700's, a variation of Baltic countries has ruled the land. The Russians subsequently claimed the land as Russian territory until the great world wars of 1918 and 1939. During 1918 to 1920 Estonia managed to declare itself independent and this status remained until the massive upheaval caused by World War II. Once the war was over Estonia was now part of the Soviet Union, a communist union of many of these eastern European countries, with it's main headquarters in Moscow, Russia and all directives being issued from there. Although, the population has a good percentage of Germanic people, many were forced to relocate, during World War II, by the German chancellor, Adolph Hitler and also later by Stalin of the Soviet Union. The break up and downfall of the Soviet Union, in 1992, brought about Estonia's new independence once again and the Russian troops had completely exited Estonia by 1994. Estonia is a now a member of NATO and the European Union and a thriving country in it's own right.
Estonia Embassy
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