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Estonia (in Estonian, Eesti), formerly Estonian
Soviet Socialist Republic, now known as the Republic of Estonia,
republic in north-eastern Europe, bounded on the north by
the Gulf of Finland, on the east by Russia, on the south by
Latvia, and on the west by the Baltic Sea.
Capital - Talinn 427,500 (1996)
Population - 1,476,301 (1996)
Life Expectancy - 62.4 years for men 73.8
years for women
Area - 45,100 sq km (17,400 sq mi)
Languages - Estonian; Russian
Religions - Evangelical Lutheranism; Eastern
Orthodox
Currency - Kroon
Estonia is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European
Standard Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+2).

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