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Estonia



Eesti

Eesti Eesti - Eesti Vabariik

Eesti Vabariik on riik Põhja- Euroopas, mis piirneb läänest ja põhjast Läänemerega (sealhulgas põhjast Soome lahega), lõunast Lätiga ja idast Venemaaga. Üle Soome lahe põhja pool on Soome, üle Läänemere lääne pool on Rootsi.

Võro Eesti - Eesti Vabariik om väiku riik Õuruupan, mink ümbre om õdagu ja põh'a puul Õdagumeri (põh'an Soomõ laht'), lõunõ puul Läti ja hummogu puul Vinnemaa.
Other languages Svenska: Estland, officiellt Republiken Estland, är en republik i Baltikum i nordöstra Europa. Landet gränsar till Lettland i söder, Ryssland i öster och har maritim gräns mot Finland och Sverige.
Deutsch: Estland ist ein Staat in Nordeuropa und das nördlichste Land des Baltikums. Es grenzt im Süden an Lettland, im Osten an Russland sowie im Norden und Westen an die Ostsee.
English Estonia - Republic of Estonia

The Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik) is a country in Northern Europe. Estonia has land borders to the south with ► Latvia and ► Russia to the east. It is separated from ► Finland in the north by the narrow Gulf of Finland and from ► Sweden in the west by the Baltic Sea.

Русский Эстония - Эстонская Республика[1]

Эстонская Республика — государство на северо-восточном побережье Балтийского моря. На востоке граничит с Россией, на юге — с Латвией..


Short name  Estonia
Official name Republic of Estonia
Status Independent country from 1918, subject to soviet and nazi military occupation from 1940 to 1991, regained indipendence in 1991. Member of the ► European Union since 2004
Location North Europe
Capital Tallinn
Population 1,328,976 inhabitants
Area 45,226 square kilometres (17,462 sq mi)
Major languages Estonian (official).
Major religions Protestantism, Russian Orthodoxy
More information Estonia, Geography of Estonia, History of Estonia and Politics of Estonia
More images Estonia - Estonia (Category).

General maps

Eesti
Map of Estonia
Карта Эстонии
Eesti
Map of Estonia
Карта Эстонии
Relief map
Рельефная карта
Eesti maakonnad
Counties of Estonia
Уезды Эстонии
Eesti maakonnad
Counties of Estonia
Уезды Эстонии
Kohalik omavalitsus
Municipalities of Estonia
Муниципалитеты Эстонии
Asustusüksus
Populated places in Estonia
Населённые пункты Эстонии
Raudteetransport Eestis
Rail transport in Estonia
Железнодорожный транспорт в Эстонию
Põhimaanteede Eestis
Main roads in Estonia
Главные дороги в Эстонии
Linguistic map of the contemporary South Estonian
Võromaa
Võrumaa
Вырумаа

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Estonia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Estonia.

The Estonian counties in 12th century
Voyages of the Vikings 795-1000
Kievan Rus in the 11th century and its clashes with Estonians
The Livonian Confederation in 1260.
Historical Livonia
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1225-1250
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1308–1455
The Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1466
Estonia as part of Sweden in 1646 (Treaty of Brömsebro)
Estonia as part of Sweden in 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde)
Treaty of Nystad
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire in 1866
History of the Russian Empire (in German)
Ethnic map of European Russia before the First World War (in French)
Russia in 1912
Estonian War of Independence
Russian Civil War
Estonian offensive towards Petrograd in 1919
Estonia seceded from Russia in 1918. Independent Estonia and surroundings in 1920
Estonia in 1925
Soviet invasion to Estonia, 1940
Battles in Estonia, 1941
Reichskommissariat Ostland, 1942-1943
[[|border|251x400px]] Battles in Estonia, 1944
Location of Estonia in the USSR
[[|border|251x400px]] Map of the 1974 geographic location of various ethnic groups within the Soviet Union
Soviet Union administrative divisions, 1989
Border changes
[[|border|251x400px]] Estonia shortly after losing independence

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Livonia, as shown in a 16th century map.
Livonia, Estonia and Courland in 1662 by Joan Blaeu.
Livonia and Courland in 1705 by Frederik de Wit.
Estonia in 1925

Satellite maps

Satellite photo Estonia
Satellite map

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  1. Romanization of Russian according to the BGN/PCGN standard: Estoniya - Estonskaya Respublika. Another used romanization is the ISO 9 standard.

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