Country
Estonia
Also Known As Republic of Estonia
Northern Europe
Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, bordered by the Gulf of Finland to the north, the Baltic Sea to the west, Latvia to the south, and Russia to the east, comprising a mainland plus more than 2,300 islands and islets including Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. It declared independence from the Russian and German Empires on 24 February 1918; after Soviet occupation from 1940, its independence was restored on 20 August 1991. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Tallinn. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2026 estimate, from Estonia's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearEstonia declared independence from the Russian and German Empires on 24 February 1918. After Soviet occupation from 1940, its independence was restored on 20 August 1991. Classification
Sovereignty Status Estonia
Connections
Associated With
Harju County is associated with Estonia.
Source Harju County (Wikipedia)
The Baltic states encompass Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Source Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Estonia encloses the Baltic Sea.
Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Tallinn, Cities Tallinn is the capital of Estonia.
Source Tallinn (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Ammende Villa, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Tallinn TV Tower, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Michael Sittow, nationals include there.
- Also in Business Atlas: A. Le Coq, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Bolt Technology OU, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Edelaraudtee, part of this there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Arnold Reitsakas, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Edith Elkind, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Maarja Kruusmaa, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Old Red Sandstone, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: West Estonian archipelago, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Bank of Estonia, part of this there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Ragnar Nurkse, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Estonia, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Kullike Jurimae, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Estonia, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Peeter Roosma, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Villu Kove, nationals include there.
- Also in Literature Atlas: Finnic Riddles, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Medicine Atlas: Hans Kalm, nationals include there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Aesculus hippocastanum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Allium fistulosum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: American Flamingo, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Anise, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Arctic Tern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Artemisia maritima, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Asplenium Nidus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Salmon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Bald Cypress, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Balsam Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Barnacle goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Beluga Sturgeon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Bird's Nest Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Black stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Black swan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Blue Mussel, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Book Scorpion, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Brown Shrimp, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Buxus sempervirens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cabbage White, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Canada goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Carabus cancellatus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cerastium tomentosum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Channel Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Colorado Potato Beetle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Frog (Rana temporaria), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Pheasant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common pochard, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common redshank, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Roach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Starling, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Toad, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Corn crake, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Crangon crangon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Culex pipiens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Douglas Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Drosophila melanogaster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Drugstore beetle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Edelweiss, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Larch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Perch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Silver Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Fraser Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Fruit Fly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gammarus Pulex, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Garden Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Garden Tulip, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: German Cockroach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Goldfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great cormorant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Grey Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Pond Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grey Field Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grey heron, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Greylag Goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Griffon Vulture, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grove Snail (Cepaea nemoralis), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hart's Tongue Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hedlundia intermedia, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Helichrysum arenarium, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hirudo Medicinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hylotrupes bajulus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hyssopus officinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Jack Pine, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Larix Decidua, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Larix sibirica, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leopard Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Little Stint, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Marsh Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mealworm, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Medicinal Leech, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Muskrat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mute Swan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Noble Crayfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Northern Pike, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Painted Lady, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Papaver orientale, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Peacock Butterfly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora Ramorum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris brassicae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris rapae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pond slider, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Populus trichocarpa, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Admiral, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Deer, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ribes aureum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Roman Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Salvia verticillata, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Signal Crayfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sitka Spruce, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Smooth Newt, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spinach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Strawberry, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sugar Maple, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Taiga bean goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Taxodium Distichum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Threespine Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Three-spined Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wels Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Western Red Cedar, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Western Redcedar, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Spruce, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wood sandpiper, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Zebra Mussel, found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Estonia, the same subject.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Estonia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Tallinn
Infobox, area
45,335 km2 (17,504 sq mi)
Infobox, 2026 estimate
1,362,954
Infobox, independence
Declared 24 February 1918; restored 20 August 1991
Introduction
borders the Gulf of Finland across from Finland to the north, the Baltic Sea across from Sweden to the west, Latvia to the south, and Russia to the east
Lead sentence
officially the Republic of Estonia
View the Source Wikidata: Estonia
Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Baltic States, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: The Baltic States, Lead section
a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead section
enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden.
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