Estonia

Europe

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia.

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President Toomas Hendrik Ilv	Prime Minister Andrus Ansip

Capital
Tallinn
 
Government
Parliamentary republic

Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1%.

Population
1,340,021

Ethnic group
Estonian 68.7%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%, other 1.6%.

National Language                   
Estonian
          
National Day
20 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Anthem
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (English: "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy")

Currency
Euro(EUR)

Attractions
Botanical Garden,  Estonian Open Air Museum,  Kadriorg Palace and Park,  Rocca al Mare TivoliKadriorg,  Tallinn Zoo

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Art & Cultural

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Kadriorg Palace Catherinethal ("Catherine's valley") is a Petrine Baroque palace of Catherine I of Russia in Tallinn, Estonia. It was built after the Great Northern War to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov. In the 20th century the Estonian version of the name, Kadriorg, gained currency and came to be applied to the surrounding district. The palace currently houses an art gallery. The KUMU Museum is sited in the park.

Pikk Hermann (Tall Hermann)