Geography
situated near Finland, covering an area of 45,215 square kilometers

This is the smallest Baltic republic; a flat country of which 40% is forest

Status
Republic; independent since March 30, 1991 (formerly part of the USSR)

Government
Democratic system, including a President and a Prime Minister

Capital: Tallinn

Currency: Crown

Languages spoken
Estonian, Russian

Principal industries
Mining operations in heavy oil and lignite; cement; textiles; lumber

Agriculture
barley, potatoes, fishing, lumber

Distance between Tallinn and…

• Paris: 2900 km
• Brussels: 2566 km
• Helsinki: 85 km
• Riga: 307 km
• St. Petersburg: 395 km
• Stockholm: 405 km
• Vilnius: 599 km
• Moscow: 1055 km
• Warsaw: 1211 km
• Berlin: 1395 km
• Kiev: 1395 km