Estonia

Relief, rivers, lakes and Estonian islands:

Estonia is a country with a low elevation relief composed by plains, with the medium elevation around 50 m height. As about its waters, the country has thousands of rivers and more than 1.500 lakes among the largest ones are Lake Peipus, the 5th largest lake in Europe. It also has more than 1.000 islands among the largest ones are Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Almost half of its surface is covered by forests, home for many species of animals and plants.

Activities, name and population from Estonia:

The main Estonian activities are the production of paper and the furniture’s building. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) They also elaborate metals and kerosene shale. The name comes from the eeste tribes, who came here more than 2.000 years ago. Almost three quarters of the population is composed by Estonians and the rest by Russians. The country is a member of the European Union since 2004 and obtained the independency at 20 August 1991. Visit Estonia!

Saaremaa Angla Windmills Farm on Saaremaa Island, Estonia