Outline of Estonia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Estonia:
The location of Estonia
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Estonia
Estonia – state of 1.29 million people 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 Russia (338.6 km).[1] 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 Balto-Finnic people, and the official language, Estonian, is a Balto-Finnic language closely related to Finnish and distantly to Hungarian.
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Estonia
- Pronunciation: /ɛˈstoʊniə/
- Common English country name: Estonia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Estonia
- Common endonym(s): Eesti, Eestimaa
- Official endonym(s): Eesti Vabariik
- Adjectival(s): Estonian
- Demonym(s): Estonians
- Etymology: Name of Estonia
- International rankings of Estonia
- ISO country codes: EE, EST, 233
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:EE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ee
Geography of Estonia
An enlargeable topographic map of Estonia
- Estonia is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Estonia
- High: Suur Munamägi 318 m (1,043 ft)
- Low: Baltic Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 633 km
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- Coastline: Baltic Sea 3,794 km
- Population of Estonia: 1,340,600 (January 1, 2008) - 148th most populous country
- Area of Estonia: 45,228 km2
- Atlas of Estonia
Environment of Estonia
An enlargeable satellite image of Estonia
- Climate of Estonia
- Renewable energy in Estonia
- Geology of Estonia
- Protected areas of Estonia
- National parks of Estonia
- Fauna of Estonia
Natural geographic features of Estonia
- Glaciers of Estonia — none
- Islands of Estonia
- Lakes of Estonia
- Mountains of Estonia
- Volcanoes in Estonia — none
- Rivers of Estonia
- Valleys of Estonia
- World Heritage Sites in Estonia
Regions of Estonia
Administrative divisions of Estonia
Counties of Estonia
Demography of Estonia
Government and politics of Estonia
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Estonia: Tallinn
- Elections in Estonia
- Political parties in Estonia
- Taxation in Estonia
Branches of the government of Estonia
Executive branch of the government of Estonia
- Head of state: President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Estonia, Taavi Rõivas
- Cabinet of Estonia
Legislative branch of the government of Estonia
- Parliament of Estonia
Foreign relations of Estonia
- Diplomatic missions in Estonia
- Diplomatic missions of Estonia
International organization membership
The Republic of Estonia is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Estonia
- Capital punishment in Estonia
- Constitution of Estonia
- Crime in Estonia
- Human rights in Estonia
- LGBT rights in Estonia
- Freedom of religion in Estonia
- Law enforcement in Estonia
Military of Estonia
Military of Estonia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Lieutenant General Ants Laaneots
- Forces
- Army of Estonia
- Navy of Estonia
- Air Force of Estonia
- Special forces of Estonia
- Military history of Estonia
- Military ranks of Estonia
Local government in Estonia
Local government in Estonia
History of Estonia
- Timeline of the history of Estonia
- Military history of Estonia
Culture of Estonia
- Architecture of Estonia
- Cuisine of Estonia
- Estonian Jews
- Estonian Swedes
- Estonian Russians
- Baltic Germans
- Festivals in Estonia
- Languages of Estonia
- Media in Estonia
- Museums in Estonia
- National symbols of Estonia
- Coat of arms of Estonia
- Flag of Estonia
- National anthem of Estonia
- People of Estonia
- Prostitution in Estonia
- Public holidays in Estonia
- Records of Estonia
- Religion in Estonia
- Christianity in Estonia
- Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Roman Catholicism in Estonia
- Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church
- Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate
- Hinduism in Estonia
- Islam in Estonia
- Judaism in Estonia
- Sikhism in Estonia
- Christianity in Estonia
- World Heritage Sites in Estonia
Art in Estonia
- Art in Estonia
- Cinema of Estonia
- Literature of Estonia
- Music of Estonia
- Television in Estonia
- Theatre in Estonia
Economy and infrastructure of Estonia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 90th (ninetieth)
- Agriculture in Estonia
- Banking in Estonia
- National Bank of Estonia
- Communications in Estonia
- Companies of Estonia
- Currency of Estonia: Euro
- Energy in Estonia
- Energy policy of Estonia
- Oil industry in Estonia
- Health care in Estonia
- Estonia Stock Exchange
- Mining in Estonia
- Tourism in Estonia
- Transport in Estonia
- Airports in Estonia
- Rail transport in Estonia
- Roads in Estonia
Education in Estonia
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gollark: Yes.
gollark: You should learn Latin words. Great for pretension.
gollark: Believe in yourself and you can do anything. Literally anything whatsoever.
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See also
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Estonian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- All pages with titles beginning with Estonia
- All pages with titles containing Estonia
- All pages with titles beginning with Estonian
- All pages with titles containing Estonian
- Index of Estonia-related articles
- List of Estonia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- Estonian Republic. Official website of the Republic of Estonia (in Estonian)
- "Estonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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