• The highest point is Suur Munamägi. • Forest cover over one half of Estonia. • Has more than 1 500 islands. National symbols of Estonia • Flag. • Coat of arms. • Toompea Castle and Tall Herman. • The Cornflower. • The Barnswallow. Culture • Music. • Visual arts. • Literature. • Theatre. • Film. • Sport. Ethnic groups • 68.7% Estonians. • 24.8% Russians. • 1.7% Ukrainians. • 1.0% Belarusians. • 0.6% Finns. • 3.2% others. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia • http://www.google.ee/search? hl=et&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=64 9&q=estonia&oq=estonia&gs_l=img.3..0l10.446.2227.0.2352. 7.4.0.3.3.0.104.328.3j1.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.8.img.1k3PuM463u4 • http://estonia.eu/
Tallinn’s old town is a major tourist attraction There’s the Seaplane Harbour, the Zoo and the Open Air Museum. Most of the tourists are from Europe, but the sum of of tourists from Russia and Asia-Pacific region is growing Ethnicity There are around 226000 Estonians, which is close to 55% of the nationality Then there’s about 152000 Russians, which takes 37% of the nationality Aaaand then there’s around 12000 Ukrainians, which is 3% of the nationality And then there are other nationalities, which I won’t mention
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
According to Eurostat, in 2004 Tallinn had the largest number of non-EU nationals of all EU member states' capital cities.As of 2009 around 22% of its population are not EU citizens. In addition to the native Estonian language , English, Finnish and Russian are widely understood in Tallinn. Russian is also widely spoken as a native language. Ethnic composition (2009) Nationality Percentage Estonians 52.2% Russians 38.6% Ukrainians 3.8% Belarusians 2.1% Finns 0.6% Others 2.7% Coat of arms and flag of Tallinn Tourism Since independence, improving air and sea transport links with Western Europe and Estonia's accession to the European Union have made Tallinn easily accessible to tourists. The main attractions are in the two old towns (Lower Town and Toompea) which are both easily explored on foot.
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.
Tartu is a city of good thoughts. Pärnu has been known as the Estonia's Summer Capital. 68.7% Estoniansb Ethnic groups (2011 ) 24.8% Russians 1.7% Ukrainians 1.0% Belarusians 0.6% Finns 3.2% others Demonym Estonian
The population numbered between 100000 and 200000, but this figure changed as a result of wars, epidemics, migration and famine during the centuries followed; in the mid-1800s many estonians emigrated to Russia, North-America etc. to find a farmland better living conditions, estonians made 88.2% of the total population of their native land; WW II caused war casualties, deportations and mass emigration of refugees, in 1945 there were 854000 people in Estonia; Estonians, Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, Finns and others were the communities; citizenship was given to the poplke who had held it before 16 June 1940 and tgeir descendants Public holidays: Some national holidays: 23 June: Victory Day the Battle of Võnnu in the Estonian War of independence; 24 June St. John's Day; 2 February anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty; 14 March Mother Tongue Day; May second Sunday Mothers' Day; 2 November All Souls' Day; 14 February Valentine's Day
Purpose The purpose of this report is to give an overview of Estonian population, political factors, technological factors, economic factors and the trends in Estonian economy compared to Germany and to briefly discuss Estonian business environment. Estonian population The total population of Estonia is 1 313 271 according to Statistics Estonia, of which 69.1% are Estonians, 25.1% Russians, 4.9% of which are of different nationalities for example Ukrainians, Belarusians and Finns. Rest are of unknown nationality. 68.5% of population speaks Estonian as a mother language, 29.6% speaks Russian as a mother language and 0.6% Ukrainian. Estonia has only one official language which is Estonian. According to information by the Institute of the Estonian Language there are about 75% of Estonian people who speak Estonian. The most common foreign languages learned by Estonian students are English, Russian, German and French. Other popular languages include
Dispropor # Js killed at beginning, so not as many Js. Pop antisem, J draft-dodging. Not necessarily running away from front, but to E. Most prevalent rumor, part of Tashkent partisans (Uzbekistan). Js disprop among evacuees and refugees beyond Urals. How many? 10-15% SU J. "Js abandoned war effort, while we are fighting on their behalf." Stalin knows country is not enamored of him. National pride, yes; became more robust country, education, minorities rising. Purges had been horrific. Ukrainians still furious after famines 31-33. Old pat and natl imagery, calling to flag, not just hammer and sickle, Great Russian patriotism, Ortho Christian imagery. Old explanations for bad times. Following Battle of Kursk, Ger Army rolled back, 43. SU acquiring old SU territories and more, some rife w antisem, fanned esp by Polish and Romanian interwar regimes. Now have under belts 20 yrs fascism, hyper-natlism, Nazi propaganda. Borders porous
15 begin to shed their leaves. By the end of November, temperatures usually range around the freezing point. POPULATION According to the 2001 census, the vast majority of the inhabitants of the Czech Republic are Czech (94.24%). The most numerous national minorities are: Slovaks (1.89%); Poles (0.51%); Germans (0.38%); Ukrainians (0.22%); Vietnamese (0.17%); Hungarians (0.14%); Russians (0.12%); Romani (0.11%); Bulgarians (0.04%); and Greeks (0.03%).[27] According to some estimates, there are actually more than 200,000 Romani people in the Czech Republic. There were 436,116 foreigners residing in the country in October 2009, according to the Czech Interior Ministry, with the largest groups being Ukrainian (132,481), Slovak (75,210), Vietnamese (61,102), Russian (29,976), Polish (19,790), German (14,156), Moldovan
is not known; received sponsorship from King Henry VII - Jacques Cartier French; did altogether three expeditions; visited present-day Quebec City and Montreal 6. Immigrants: - From 1760s mostly from France (it was a French colony) - 1760s to the end of the 19th century mostly from the UK (either directly or US Loyalists) - The early 20th century from Continental Europe (Scandinavians, Italians, Ukrainians) - At present visible minorities (coloured people) from developing world. 7. British Columbia has the highest percentage of population of British origin. Quebec has the highest percentage of population of French origin. Also, Ontario has a large number of French-speaking people. 8. Governor General is the representative of the Queen in Canada, who is also appointed by the Queen. The Prime Minister is the real political leader of the country. 9
these goods. 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.
A shadow economy swelled and compensated for an unknown share of the economic collapse. 2001-2008 Between 2001 and 2008, the Ukrainian economy picked up significantly. Many of Ukraine's large-scale capitalists--the oligarchs--are former Soviet-era industrial managers who succeeded on a grand scale when industries were privatized. Their wealth was originally based on a traditional, simple formula: convert cheap energy and raw materials into metals and manufactured goods. The six richest Ukrainians are all metallurgy magnates. In Ukraine--like in Russia--incumbent managers (there is a special term in Russian for such executives/ owners Red Director) were present at the birth of private property and could harness privatization. The political atmosphere of nation building helped keep foreigners-- Russians and Westerners alike--mostly out of the game. The major exception was the financial system; several banks both from the West and the East have entered Ukrainian markets.
Lukyanenko, Nick Perumov, Maria Semenova, Vera Kamsha, Alexey Pekhov, Anton Vilgotsky and Vadim Panov. A good share of modern Russian science fiction and fantasy is written in Ukraine, especially in Kharkiv, home to H. L. Oldie, Alexander Zorich, Yuri Nikitin and Andrey Valentinov. Many others hail from Kiev, including Marina and Sergey Dyachenko and Vladimir Arenev. Significant contribution to Russian horror literature has been done by Ukrainians Andrey Dashkov and Alexander Vargo. Russian poetry of that period produced a number of avant-garde greats. The members of the Lianosovo group of poets, notably Genrikh Sapgir, Igor Kholin and Vsevolod Nekrasov, who previously chose to refrain from publication in Soviet periodicals, became very influential, especially in Moscow, and the same goes for another masterful experimental poet, Gennady Aigi. Also popular were poets following some other poetic trends, e.g. Vladimir Aristov and
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