Official name: Republic of Estonia Territory: 45 227 km Population: 1 342 000 Official languafe: Estonian Largest ethnic groups: Estonians 68%, Russians 26%, Ukrainians 25, Belarussians 1%, Finns 1% Capital of Estonia: Tallinn Number of islands: 1 521 Highest point: Suur-Munamagi (Great Egg Hill) 318 m Religion: Lutheran Currency: Estonian Kroon (EEK),1 EUR = 15,65 EEK Estonia has two Independence Days - Estonia first achieved independence from the Soviet Union on the 24th February 1918 and again on the 20th August 1991 after 51 years of occupation. The second date is known as the Restoration of Independence Day
Estonia is a country with the population of just a little over 1.3 million people. It has been estimated though, that by the year of 2040 the number will have decreased by 125,000 people. It means that the population of Estonia is decreasing. As young Estonians often like to go study or live abroad, the population is aging as well – young people move away, while older stay there. Many different nationalities live there: besides Estonians there are Russians, Ukrainians, Belarussians, Finnish, Tatars, Latvians, Poles, Lithuanians, Jews, Germans and others. Due to this fact, the most popular languages spoken as a mother language are Estonian, Russian and Ukrainian. Nevertheless, there is still just one official language of Estonia, which is Estonian. Most of the people, approximately 900,000 live in the cities, such as Tallinn, Tartu, Narva. The most common sector that people work in is the service sector.
POPULATION The earliest traces of human habitation date from prehistoric times. In th the 13 century the population numbered between 100 000 and 200 000, but this figure changed as a result of wars, epidemics and migrations. In the mid 1800s many Estonians emigrated in the hope of finding good farmland and better living conditions. The census of 2000 showed that 47 different nationalities live in Estonia: 67,9% Estonians, 25,6% are Russian and also Ukrainians, Belarussians, Finns and Tatars. Estonian citizenship does not depend on ethnicity. It was automatically given to the people who had held it before 1940. at the beginning of 2003, the estimated population was 1 356 045, of which 54% were women.
After WWII, committee continued, culture. Memorialization. 43 Mikihoels and other, trip to US to raise $, met Einstein. Rehabilitation aid after war. During war, regime lets reins go of nationalities, lets them work more to gain support for war. Committee Einkeit, culture, identity. After war, awful conditions. Depression, famines, 46-47, millions of people w/o place to live. Receives govt $ to establish edu in Yiddish. Pre-war, no reason for parents to send to Yiddish schools, like Belarussians to send to Belarussian schools. Committee's project doomed from beginning. Nothing to do with, hard to find teacher. Places in former Pale, destroyed, communities destroyed if houses still there. Golkom, municipality, didn't help. No one to write to except for J anti-fascist committee, tens of thousands of petitions. High clerks, should be able to help, and they did help some. Vasily Groisman, Ehrenburg, big party members. Groisman from Berdichev, destroyed. Began to
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