Inglise keelne Eesti kirjeldus
Estonia has numerous fens and bogs.
Estonia is quite sparsely populated country. With a population of 1.29 million, it is
one of the least-populous members of the European Union, Eurozone and the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The majority of the population speak Estonian and it is a national language.
Estonian is closely related to Finnish. Russian is spoken as a secondary language.
About 30 % of the population in Estonia speak Russian.
Estonia is a parliamentary democacy. The head of a state is president. Our
president is Toomas- Hendrik Ilves. The Riigikogu elects and appoints several high
officials of the state, including the President of the Republic. The Estonian
parliament has 101 members
Estonia has own traditions and culture. The national flower of Estonia is cornflower
and the national bird is swallow.
The national currency is euro.
The Estonia is fortunate in having plentiful supplies of oil shale. The higly
developed is agricultural society.