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Estonia is a North-European
country located along the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital,
Tallinn, lies about 80 km south of Helsinki across the Gulf of Finland. Estonia
is the smallest of the Baltic states – slightly larger than Switzerland or
Denmark. It borders Russia in the east, with St. Petersburg just across the
north-eastern border and Latvia in the south.
The population of Estonia is
a bit over a million, the majority of the population are Estonians and Russians.
Approximately a third of the inhabitants live in Tallinn.
The area of Estonia is 45
227 sq. km, ca 350 km from east to west and 240 km from north to south. There
are many islands and lakes. Seasons vary widely in Estonia, summers are warm and
winters severe with lots of snow.
Estonia is very rich in
forests - various kinds of forests cover almost half of Estonia's territory.
Elk, wild boar, bear and lynx are amongst Estonia’s common large mammals. About
10 per cent of Estonia is a nature reserve.
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