Estonia - Introduction
Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Estonia. Estonia (officially: Republic of Estonia) is a country in Europe, precisely in Northern Europe, with a population of about 1.3 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-22). The capital city of Republic of Estonia is Tallinn, and the official country TLD code is .ee. Estonia has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as EE, EST, EST, 233 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 -- an action never recognized by the US and many other countries -- it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in 2004, formally joined the OECD in 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency in 2011.
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