Estonia

Guide to ESTONIA

ESTONIA which official name is Republic of Estonia or Estonia, is a country from Europe located at the Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. ESTONIA with 633 km sq km, limits with: Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km; and is divided in 15 counties . ESTONIA's capital is Tallinn which is the most populated city with about 394,023 inhabitants.

History of ESTONIA

ESTONIA's government is parliamentary republic; a Republic with a Ceremonial government type, with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves as head of state and Prime Minister Andrus Ansip as head of government.

Other symbols of ESTONIA are Estonian anthem "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy) Estonian flag.Estonian flag is composed by pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white .

ESTONIA's history is quite long: 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.

ESTONIAs geography

Guide to travel to ESTONIA

If you are thinking on traveling to ESTONIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like ESTONIA's currency, ESTONIA's weather, ESTONIA's national holiday and ESTONIA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. ESTONIA`s currency is called kroon ( KR), which is divided in 100 senti. For your consideration, kroon's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.9.9319999009.

ESTONIA's weather is characterized to be maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to ESTONIA.

You can also consider to visit ESTONIA on it's national holiday to get in ESTONIA's culture. If you do so, ESTONIA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 24 February.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of ESTONIA: Suur Munamagi 318 m. And try also to get to ESTONIA's lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit ESTONIA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to ESTONIA, with more than 24 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to ESTONIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. ESTONIA has about968 of railways, and also320 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Estonian Culture

ESTONIA is known by Estonians as Eesti Vabariik or Eesti in the shortened way. Estonian, about 1,315,912 people, are composed by different ethnics: Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census). And they also have different languages: Estonian.

Another relevant point nowadays it's ESTONIA's religion. Estonians are divided in Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census). So you can visit any of it's6 like Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Tartu .

But if want to know more about ESTONIA's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Estonian novelists' books like Heiki Vilep, (1960– ), Anton Hansen Tammsaare, (1878–1940) or Kaur Kender, (1971– ).

Videos of Estonia

See some viedos of Estonia's places and tourism before choosing your vacations destination.

Latest News of Estonia