Ruled at various times during the middle ages by Denmark, the German knights of the Livonian Order, and Sweden, Estonia ended up part of the Russian Empire in the 18th century.
It experienced its first period of independence in , following the end of the First World War and the collapse of the Russian Empire. President: Kersti Kaljulaid. Kersti Kaljulaid was elected by parliament as Estonia's first female president in October A biologist by training, Ms Kaljulaid started her political career in as an economic adviser to Prime Minister Mart Laar. She served as Estonia's representative in the European Court of Auditors between and The office is largely symbolic, although it gained weight after outgoing President Toomas Hendrik Ilves carved a role as an outspoken critic of Russia and a campaigner for government digitalisation and cybersecurity.
Prime minister: Kaja Kallas. Ms Kallas became Estonia's first woman prime minister in January , after her centre-right Reform Party formed a coalition with the Centre Party,. Estonia is a Northern European nation and the northernmost of the three Baltic republics. It is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Estonia is bordered by Russia in the east and Latvia in the south. Estonia shares its maritime borders with Finland and Sweden.
Estonia Bordering Countries : Russia , Latvia. Regional Maps : Map of Europe. The above map can be downloaded, printed and used for educational purposes like map-pointing activities and coloring.
The above outline map represents Estonia, a Northern European nation. Estonia is the smallest and the northernmost of the three Baltic nations. This page was last updated on February 24, Home Europe Estonia. Counties Map Where is Estonia?
Estonians understand technology: Skype revolutionized communication, TransferWise changed international money transfers, GrabCAD helps to build products faster and Starship robots reframe local delivery. By culture consumption, Estonia is one of the leading countries in Europe.
Our 1. Our choir music is world famous. The digital signature, with legal standing equal to one made with ink, has been in wide use since The digital signature helps save the equivalent of one entire workweek per year per working age adult. This is roughly equal to a stack of paper as high as the Eiffel tower saved each month.
One of the most popular digital services among Estonians is the digital prescription — a centralized, paperless system for issuing and handling medical prescriptions. A doctor prescribes medicine electronically and the patient presents their ID card at the pharmacy. The movement has become international, countries and territories participated in The major exports are electrical machinery and equipment, wood and wood products, mineral products.
Main export destinations are Sweden, Finland, and Latvia. Producing most of its consumed electricity from locally-mined oil shale, Estonia has the lowest energy dependency rate in the EU. Our domestic energy sources suffice and the need to import energy is at a minimum. Estonia has islands and islets or if to count islands in lakes.
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