Estonia
Republic of Estonia
Eesti
Flag of Estonia
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white; various interpretations are linked to the flag colors; blue represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, while also reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country; black symbolizes the soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards enlightenment and virtue, and is the color of birch bark and snow, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun
Creative Industries Estonia at Europa Regina
Population:
1,220,042 (July 2021 est.)
1,228,624 (2020)
1,251,581 (2017)
Capital: Tallinn
Internet country code: .ee
Government:
Official website: estonia.eu
Official Tourism website: visitestonia.com
Republic of Estonia / Eesti Vabariik
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 – 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 the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.