Explore Estonia in Europe - Estonia Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Estonia with its capital Tallinn is located in Europe (Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland). It covers some 45,227 square kilometres (slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined) with 1,307,000 citizens. Estonian and Russian are the the official languages used in Estonia. It is charing borders with Russia and Latvia.

Estonia is a Baltic state in northeastern Europe. Public transport system is well-developed. Estonia's train network does not cover the whole country but it has a comprehensive bus network. The main reason most people first come to Estonia is to see the best protected and intact medieval city in Europe - Tallinn. Estonia remains cheaper than Western Europe, but it is no longer the bargain basement it used to be; and in touristy areas (say Tallinn's Old Town), prices are almost at Scandinavian levels. Estonia has a fair amount of foreign students studying in its universities, especially from Nordic countries, as Estonian diplomas are recognized throughout the EU. The police are very effective and they are not corrupt compared to neighboring Russia. The main advice to anyone worried about personal security is to stay reasonably sober despite tempting alcohol prices. When driving, make sure you have had absolutely no alcohol beforehand.

Pictures from Tallinn (Capital)

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About Estonia

The topography features marshy, lowlands with flat in the north, hilly in the south. The average density of population is about 28 per km². The climate in can be described as maritime with wet, moderate winters, cool summers. Potential natural disasters are sometimes flooding occurs in the spring.

To reach someone in Estonia dial +372 prior to a number. There are 492,800 installed telephones. And there are 2,720,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ee". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 15 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Estonia

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Estonia Tourism

Mundi 2
Tallinn 10146
Estonia

Phone: +372 699 0420
Fax: +372 699 0432

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

The origins of Tallinn date back to the 13th century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order. It developed as a major centre of the Hanseatic League, and its...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Estonia

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Estonia is shrinking at an rate of 0.64% (or by 8,199 citizens). Each year 4,248 people leave this country (or 3.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.31%. Or an total decrease of 3,951 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.