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Estonia
Location marker · geographic overview
59° N / 26° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Population
- 1,372,341 2024
- Area
- 45,227 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Estonian
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Estonia
Estonia (Estonian: Eesti) is a Baltic gem offering visitors the chance to see a tiny dynamic land on the shores of the sea. The northernmost and smallest of the Baltic states, Estonia has charming old towns and heritage back to the Hanseatic League.
Landscape & landmarks
Living under the rule of Scandinavian kings, Russian empire and Teutonic Knights has left Estonia with unique and rich blend of historic landmarks. Over one thousand manors were built across Estonia from the 13th century onwards. Some of the manors have perished or fallen into ruins but a lot have been reconstructed and are favourite attractions with tourists.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Estonian food draws heavily from German, Russian and Nordic cuisine: traditional dishes are heavy meat-cabbage-and-potatoes fare, with lashings of dairy and fish.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-17. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Calling code
- +372
- Internet domain
- .ee
- Land border codes
- LVA, RUS
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ee. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.