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ESTONIA

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Estonia is a small North- European country.

It lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

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Estonia is smaller than its neighbours Finland, Latvia and Russia.

  • The area of Estonia- 45,000 km².
  • The population - 1,3 million people.
  • Almost 50% of Estonia is covered by forest.
  • Estonia is a flat country, the highest top is only 318 m.
  • There are 1,500 islands, 1,000 lakes 7000 rivers in Estonia.

We have got four seasons.
Our winters are cold and snowy.
In summer the days are warm and sunny.
It never gets dark in June.
Estonian weather is unpredictable.

1 Flower

2 Bird
3 Stone
4 Fish
5 Animal


NATIONAL SYMBOLS

CORNFLOWER

SWALLOW
LIMESTONE
BALTIC HERRING
WOLF

ESTONIAN FLAG

OUR FLAG IS A TRICOLOR AND THE COLORS STAND FOR:


BLUE- THE BLUE SKY ABOVE US

BLACK- OUR SOIL

WHITE- FAITH AND HOPE

CITIES

The capital of Estonia,

the biggest city
It´s famous for its Old town

TALLINN

The second biggest city in Estonia

It´s famous for its university
The town of students

TARTU

The summer capital of Estonia

It´s famous for its beach and spa hotels.

PÄRNU

The third biggest city in Estonia.

It´s our border town

NARVA

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ESTONIA

LAND OF CAPITALS

Tallinn is the official capital of Estonia, Tartu is the capital of culture, Pärnu of summer, Kuressaare of weddings, Jõgeva of frost and Türi of spring.

SINGING NATION

Estonia has the largest collection of folk songs in the worls, 133,000 recorded tunes.

We have Song and Dance Festival every five years, a gathering of up to 200,000 performers and spectators.

HIGHWAY ON ICE

During the cold winters cars can travel on ice highways. The longest ice road in Europe is 25 km long ice road to island of Hiiumaa.

EUROPEAN SAUNA MARATHON

European largest sauna marathon takes place in Otepää.

VISITORS WELCOME

With 1,3 million residents and more than 2 million foreign visitors each year, Estonia is one country where annual tourists exceed the local population.

MOST METEORITES

Estonia has the highest amount of meteorite craters per land area in the world..

ECOLOGICAL LEADER

The concept for World Cleanup Day was born in 2008 in Estonia.

FAIRYTAIL FOREST

Roughly 50% of the country is covered by forest, inhabited by lynxes, wolves, brown bears, foxes, rabbits and deer

WELCOME TO PÄRNU COUNTY

WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL