- Official name
- Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik · Estonian
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 1.3 million
- Area
- 45,227 km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Neighbours
- Latvia, Russia
- Internet / phone
- .ee · +372
Where it is
Notable facts
- Estonia was one of the first countries to make internet access a social right and to hold binding online elections.
- Skype was built by Estonian developers in Tallinn.
- About half the country is forest, and Estonia has more than 2,000 islands.
- The 1987–1991 “Singing Revolution” saw hundreds of thousands gather to sing banned national songs as a form of protest.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Verivorst Blood sausage with barley, fried and eaten with lingonberry jam and sauerkraut at Christmas.
Nothing is official. Rye bread is what Estonians name as the national food, and mulgikapsad — sauerkraut with pork and barley — as the national dish.