Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a state in the
Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of
Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km),
and to the east by Lake Peipus and the Russian Federation (338.6 km).Across
the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory
of Estonia covers 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), and is
influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. The Estonians are a Finnic people,
and the official language, Estonian, is closely related to Finnish.
National symbols
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an
area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of
417,741. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of
the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm
and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites. It is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top
10 digital cities in the world. The city was a European Capital of Culture for
2011, along with Turku, Finland.
Tallinn is the oldest capital cityin Northern Europe. The city
was known as Reval from the 13th century until 1917.
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