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Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a country in Northern Europe . It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland , to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden , to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Russia . The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland , the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa , and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas . The Estonian language , of the Finnic family , is the official language and the first language of the majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO .
Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the 13th century. After centuries of foreign rule by the Teutonic Order , Denmark , Poland , Sweden , and the Russian Empire , a distinct Estonian national identity gained new momentum with the Age of Awakening in the mid-19th century. This culminated in the 1918 Estonian Declaration of Independence . Democratic throughout most of the interwar period , Estonia declared neutrality at the outbreak of World War II , but the country was repeatedly invaded and occupied , and ultimately annexed into the USSR. Throughout the de facto Soviet occupation, from World War II until 1991, Estonia's de jure state continuity was preserved by diplomatic representatives and the government-in-exile . Following the 1988–90 "Singing Revolution " against Soviet rule, full independence was restored on 20 August 1991 .
Estonia is a developed country with a high-income , advanced economy , and Eurozone membership. It is a democratic unitary parliamentary republic , with a single-tier local government system consisting of 79 municipalities. Estonia is among the least corrupt countries in the world and ranks very highly in international rankings for education , human development , press freedom , online public services, and the prevalence of technology companies. (Full article... )
The Estonia men's national football team (Estonian : Eesti Jalgpallikoondis ) represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association , the governing body for football in Estonia . Estonia's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium in the capital city Tallinn .
The national team's first ever match was held against Finland in 1920 and resulted in 6–0 defeat. Estonian footballers have participated only once in the Olympic Games, when they played a single match in the 1924 Olympic Games' final tournament in Paris, France. They were defeated 1–0 by the United States in first round. During World War II, in 1940, Estonia was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union , and there was no possibility of fielding a national football team again until the country restored full independence in August 1991. After the end of the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation, Estonia's first FIFA -recognised international match was with Slovenia on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw at home in Tallinn. (Full article... )
Men of Saaremaa building a ship in July 1913. Photo taken by Johannes Pääsuke.
...that Saaremaa was once the wealthiest county of ancient Estonia and the home of notorious Estonian pirates , sometimes called the Eastern Vikings?
... that Baron Karl Eduard von Liphart discovered a new Leonardo da Vinci painting?
... that the Estonian Sports Museum has helped organise an exhibition to celebrate Estonia's first Olympics in London?"
The following are images from various Estonia-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Artifacts of the hoard from Kumna, Estonia (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 2 Europe in the 9th century (from
History of Estonia )
Image 3 Corded Ware culture pottery and stone axes, at the EHM (from
History of Estonia )
Image 5 Estonia's greatest territorial extent ever, reached during its War of Independence, marked by the light blue line on the map. (from
History of Estonia )
Image 7 Estonian Soviet politician
Johannes Käbin led the
Estonian Communist Party from 1950 to 1978 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 8 Tallinn, 28 August 1941 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 9 Imperial University of Dorpat in 1860, during its 'Golden Age' (from
History of Estonia )
Image 10 A moment before the opening of the 25th
Estonian Song Festival (2009) at the Tallinn Song Festival grounds. (from
Culture of Estonia )
Image 11 From
Dirham hoards in Estonia, 8th–11th centuries. (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 12 Toompea castle – the seat of the
Riigikogu (from
History of Estonia )
Image 14 Fragments of the
Wanradt–Koell Catechism (1535), the first book printed in
Estonian (from
History of Estonia )
Image 15 Counties of Ancient Estonia in the beginning of the 13th century. (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 18 Dannebrog falling from the sky during the
Battle of Lindanise , 1219 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 19 Tools made by Kunda culture, the
Estonian History Museum ]] (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 21 Estonian
folk music performers dressed in 19th-century festive
folk costumes (from
Culture of Estonia )
Image 22 Comb Ceramic pottery at the Estonian History Museum (from
History of Estonia )
Image 24 Estonian President
Kersti Kaljulaid with Russian President
Vladimir Putin in April 2019 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 26 Stone
cist graves from the Bronze Age in northern Estonia (from
History of Estonia )
Image 27 The Swedish Empire, 1560–1815 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 28 Corded Ware culture pottery and stone axes at the Estonian History Museum. (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 29 The Estonian Army High Command in 1920 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 30 Estonian farmers drinking (vodka) in an
inn , by
Oskar Hoffmann (painter) , 1899. (from
Culture of Estonia )
Image 31 Livonia, as shown in the map of 1573 of Joann Portantius (from
History of Estonia )
Image 32 Varbola ruins (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 33 Registration card for Estonian citizenship from 1989 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 34 Public education systems founded during prior Swedish rule made Estonia and Finland the two most literate areas of
Russian Empire (map of
1897 census literacy data) (from
History of Estonia )
Image 35 Ancient Estonia until 21 September 1217 (from
History of Estonia )
Image 36 Hermann Castle , Narva, was one of the Teutonic Order's castles in Estonia. (from
History of Estonia )
Image 38 Livonian Confederation in the 15th century (from
History of Estonia )
Image 39 Comb Ceramic pottery at the Estonian History Museum (from
Ancient Estonia )
Image 40 Public education systems founded during prior Swedish rule made Estonia and Finland the two most literate areas of
Russian Empire (map of
1897 census literacy data) (from
Culture of Estonia )
Image 41 Europe in 19th century (from
History of Estonia )
Image 42 Soviet prison doors on display in the Museum of Occupations, Tallinn (from
History of Estonia )
Image 43 Map of
Varbola Stronghold by L. A. Mellin (from
History of Estonia )
Image 44 Tools made by
Kunda culture , the Estonian History Museum (from
History of Estonia )
Image 45 Outline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (from
History of Estonia )
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