The Republic of Estonia
Jägala waterfall. The largest lake is Lake Peipus. The Rivers Pärnu has the largest river basin. There
are vast thickly forested areas in Estonia. Main natural rsources are sand, limestone and oil-shale.
The climate is temperate by the sea but inland winters are rather severe. Estonia is democratic
republic and its parliament is called Riigikogu. The natioanal currency is the Estonian kroon. The
largest town of Estonia are the capitaan ette, l Tallinn which is the indusrial and cultural centre of
country, Tartu, a university town, Pärnu, a seaside resort, Kohtla-Järve, the centre of oil-shale
mining, and Narva, known for its textile undustry. There are many interesting places to visit in
Estonia like Taevaskoda, Suur-Munamägi and Lake Pühajärv. There are also four natioanl parks and
more than fifty nature reserved.