Estonia
Estonias mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded, offshore lie more than 1,500
islands. From the north flat and from the east is Estonia hilly. It's highest peak is Suur
Munamägi(318 m). Sometimes flooding occurs in the spring in Estonia. It's biggest lakes are
Lake Peipsi and Lake Võrtsjärv. It's biggest islands are Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.
In Estonia there is 26.5% arable land, 0.35% permanent crops and 73.15% other land. Natural
resources in Estonai are oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable
land, sea mud. The population of Estonia is about 1,341,000 people. Estonia, as a new
member of the World Trade Organization, is steadily moving toward a modern market
economy with increasing ties to the West, including the pegging of its currency to the euro.
The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors. Estonia has
been a member of the European Union from May 2004