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Economy of Estonia

According to cheeroutdoor, Estonia is a state with an industrial-agrarian economy. Industry employs 33% of the economically active population. The main industries are oil shale mining and processing, light industry, food processing, woodworking, metalworking, mechanical engineering and production of building materials. Industrial enterprises in the country are concentrated in large cities. Metalworking, machine-building and instrument-making… Read More »

Republic of Estonia

Estonia is the northernmost of the three Baltic states and has land borders with Russia and Latvia. The capital and port city of Tallinn (German Reval) is relatively protected on the Gulf of Finland. Estonia is predominantly a flat land shaped by the Ice Age. About two thirds of the population are Estonians. There are… Read More »

Estonia Old History

It is the region on the Baltic that extended up to Lake Peipus and included the Livonia Governorate. The inhabitants, since ancient times, were never united with each other, but lived separated in many small units. And this allowed neighboring countries to invade it with relative ease. The first to arrive were the Germans towards… Read More »