About Estonia

Estonia is mainly a lowland country that is bordered by the Baltic Sea, Latvia, and Russia. It has to this day numerous lakes and forests and the majority of rivers, most draining northward into the Gulf of Finland or eastward into Lake Peipus, its most impressive and largest lake.

It is noted that the northernmost of the three Baltic States, Estonia has to this day fared well during the time regaining independence. When in the capital Tallinn you notice right away that people are and have always been doing well especially with his or her hosipitality towards visitors.

For the visitor Estonia offers many good natural parks, several old towns, many remains from the Middle Ages and a lot of Islands just off the coast.

Tallinn is known to be a beautiful medieval old city, comparable to Prague with it's multitude of spires and orange-tiled roftops.

Estonian language is unique from the Indo-European languages; it belongs to the Finno-Ugric group of languages toghether with Finnish and Hungarian. It is very similar to Finnish, that is spoken just over the Gulf of Finland.

Climate

It is noted that the northernmost of the three Baltic States, Estonia has to this day fared well during the time regaining independence. When in the capital Tallinn you notice right away that people are and have always been doing well especially with his or her hosipitality towards visitors.

For the visitor Estonia offers many good natural parks, several old towns, many remains from the Middle Ages and a lot of Islands just off the coast.

Tallinn is known to be a beautiful medieval old city, comparable to Prague with it's multitude of spires and orange-tiled roftops.

Estonian language is unique from the Indo-European languages; it belongs to the Finno-Ugric group of languages toghether with Finnish and Hungarian. It is very similar to Finnish, that is spoken just over the Gulf of Finland.

Population

Population (2006 est.): 1,324,333
Growth rate: -0.6%
Birth rate: 10.0/1000
Infant mortality rate: 7.7/1000
Life expectancy: 72.0
Density per sq mi: 76
 
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