Estonia

Cityes

• Capital is Tallinn
• Largest city is Tallinn
• In Estonia are 47 cityes

Estonian flag

• National flag of Estonia is a tricolour
• Three equal horizontal band
• Blue, black and white

coat of arms of Estonia

• golden shield
• three blue lions with red tongues in the middle
• golden oak branches placed on both sides of the shield

Estonian language

• Language family: Uralic, estonian and finnish
• Latin (Estonian alphabet), Estonian Braille
• Regulated by Institute of the Estonian Language

Ethnic groups

• 69.8% Estonians
• 24.8% Russians
• 1.7% Ukrainians
• 1.0% Belarusians
• 0.6% Finns

Area

• 45,227 km2
• Water 4.45%
• 61% of Estonia's territory is covered by forests.

Population

• 2014 - 1,311,870
• 2011 - 1,294,486

Eurovision

• Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001
• with song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton
• In 2002, Estonia hosted the event

Estonian national anthem

• The lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen
• a melody composed in 1848 by Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius
• Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm 
• "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy"

Geography

• Estonia's land border with Latvia runs 267 kilometers
• Russian border runs 290 km
• between the Central European and Eastern European

Facts

• The longest hiking trail is 627 km long.
• 61% of Estonia's territory is covered by forests.
• In Estonia are 1521 islands in total.
• In 1928–1940 and 1992–2011 in Estonia was kroon.

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