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Estonia |
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Republic of Estonia |
| Capital City |
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Tallinn |
| Official Languages |
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Estonian |
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| Population |
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1.441.000 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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253.473 inhabitants |
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- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast
- unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations |
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| Location |
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Eastern Europe |
| Time Zone |
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GMT + 1 hour |
| National Day |
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24 February
(Independence Day) |
| Currency |
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Kroon (EEK) |
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| Area |
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45.099 sq km |
| Forest |
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48% |
| Land Boundaries |
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633 km |
| Coastline |
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3.794 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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318 m (Suur munamagi) |
| Lowest point |
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0 m (Baltic Sea) |
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| Weather |
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Maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
| Summer temperatures |
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15º / 18 ºC |
| Winter temperatures |
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-3º / -7 ºC |
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