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Outline of Estonia

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Outline of Estonia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Estonia:

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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). 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 a Finno-Ugric language closely related to Finnish and distantly to Hungarian.

Geography of Estonia

  • Estonia is: a country
  • Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Europe
  • Northern Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • 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
  • 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

  • Climate of Estonia
  • Renewable energy in Estonia
  • Geology of Estonia
  • Protected areas of Estonia
  • Biosphere reserves in Estonia
  • National parks of Estonia
  • Fauna of Estonia
  • Birds of Estonia
  • Mammals 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
  • Waterfalls of Estonia
  • Valleys of Estonia
  • World Heritage Sites in Estonia

    • Administrative divisions of Estonia

    Administrative divisions of Estonia

  • Counties of Estonia
  • Municipalities of Estonia
    • Counties of Estonia
    Municipalities of Estonia
  • Capital of Estonia: Tallinn
  • Cities of Estonia

    • Demography of Estonia

    Demographics of Estonia

    Government and politics of Estonia

    Politics of Estonia

  • Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
  • Capital of Estonia: Tallinn
  • Elections in Estonia
  • Political parties in Estonia
  • Taxation in 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

    • Judicial branch of the government of Estonia

  • Supreme Court 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:

    Law and order in Estonia

    Law of 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
  • Ministry of Defence of Estonia
  • Forces
  • Army of Estonia
  • Navy of Estonia
  • Air Force of Estonia
  • Special forces of Estonia
  • Military history of Estonia
  • Military ranks of Estonia

    • History of Estonia

  • Military history of Estonia

    • Culture 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
  • 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

    • Sport in Estonia

    Sport in Estonia

  • Football in Estonia
  • Estonia at the Olympics

    • Economy and infrastructure of Estonia

    Economy of Estonia

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 90th (ninetieth)
  • Agriculture in Estonia
  • Banking in Estonia
  • National Bank of Estonia
  • Communications in Estonia
  • Internet in Estonia
  • Companies of Estonia
  • Currency of Estonia: Euro
  • ISO 4217: EUR
  • 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

    Education in Estonia

    References

    Outline of Estonia Wikipedia
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