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    Introduction


    After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It will accede to the EU in May 2004 and to NATO in the summer of 2004.


    Location


    Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia


    Geographic coordinates


    59 00 N, 26 00 E


    Area


    total: 45,226 sq km note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea water: 2,015 sq km land: 43,211 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined


    Land boundaries


    total: 633 km border countries: Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km


    Coastline


    3,794 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states


    Climate


    maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers


    Terrain


    marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m


    Natural resources


    oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud


    Land use


    arable land: 26.5% permanent crops: 0.35% other: 73.15% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    40 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    sometimes flooding occurs in the spring


    Environment - current issues


    air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one twentieth the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ship Pollution, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands


    Population


    1,341,664 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Tallinn


    Phone Code


    +372


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