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Republic of Estonia

• The territory of Estonia covers 45,227 km2 • Democratic parliamentary republic and is

divided into 15 counties.• Population of 1.34 million• The capital and largest city is Tallinn• 68.8% Estonians,

25.5% Russians,2.1% Ukrainians,1.2% Belarusians,2.4 % others and unspecified

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Taavi Rõivas

Prime Minister

President

Estonian Republic

• The President of the Republic of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia.

• Estonia is a parliamentary republic, therefore the President is mainly a symbolic figurehead and holds no executive power.

• The President is elected by the Riigikogu or a special electoral body for a five-year term.

Symbolics

Coat of arms

Cornflower Swallow

Estonian flag

Tartu

Tallinn

Nature

• 1500 islands, the largest are Saaremaa and Hiiumaa

• over 1,400 lakes• The most significant body of water is Lake

Peipus which is 1.370 square miles• About 40% is covered by forests

Culture• Culture has been influenced Finnish, Baltic, Slavic and Germanic peoples a

nd Sweden and Russia..• The tradition of Estonian Song and dance festivals• Holidays: Independence day February 24. As of 2010, there are 12 public

and 12 national holidays celebrated annually.

Art museum - KUMU

Climate

• The climate is temperate and humid• 4 seasons• February is usually the coldest month of the

year• July is usually the warmest month

Estonian cuisine• Meat• Potatoes• Black Bread• Fish• Traditionally in summer and spring,

Estonians like to eat everything fresh - berries, herbs, vegetables and everything else that comes straight from the garden.

Religion

• Evangelical• Lutheranism• Eastern Orthodox • Estonia is the least religious country in the

world with 75.7% of the population claiming to be irreligious.

Aleksandr Nevsky sobor- one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the wolrd

St. Olav's Church

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