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Bronze Age stone-cist graves at Jõelähtme
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The name Estonia is connected to the Aesti, a people first mentioned by Roman historian Tacitus around AD 98.

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Estonia

Population
1.4M
Area
45,228 km²
Capital
Tallinn
Continent
Europe
154th most populous country in the world

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.

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Bronze Age stone-cist graves at Jõelähtme
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The oldest known settlement in Estonia is the Pulli settlement that dates to the early 9th millennium BC.

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Estonia

Population
1.4M
Area
45,228 km²
Capital
Tallinn
Continent
Europe
154th most populous country in the world

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.

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Bronze Age stone-cist graves at Jõelähtme
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Estonia includes 2,355 islands, with the largest being Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.

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Estonia

Population
1.4M
Area
45,228 km²
Capital
Tallinn
Continent
Europe
154th most populous country in the world

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Terker · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bronze Age stone-cist graves at Jõelähtme
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Estonia is recognised as one of the most biodiverse regions in Europe, particularly for its size and latitude.

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Estonia

Population
1.4M
Area
45,228 km²
Capital
Tallinn
Continent
Europe
154th most populous country in the world

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Terker · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bronze Age stone-cist graves at Jõelähtme
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The national flower of Estonia is the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).

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Estonia

Population
1.4M
Area
45,228 km²
Capital
Tallinn
Continent
Europe
154th most populous country in the world

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Terker · CC BY-SA 3.0

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