European Citizenship - Shaping a Transnational Identity
The Erasmus+ KA2 project | 2017 - 2020
Estonia lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea and is the northernmost of the three Baltic countries. The territory in 45,000 square kms and there are about 1,500 islands and small islets. The population is about 1.3 million.
The flag is the blue-black-white tricolor.
Welcome to Estonia !
The birthday of the Republic of Estonia is on 24 February 1918. In 1940 Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union and it remained a Soviet republic until 1991, when it declared its independence.
Estonian is the official language of the country. Estonian is a member of the Finno - Ugric branch of the Uralic language family.
Estonia is a parliamentary democracy. The parliament is called Riigikogu. There are 101 members in the Riigikogu.
Estonia is a member of the European Union and NATO since 2004.
Situating on the northern coast of the country, the capital of Estonia, TALLINN is the best preserved medieval city in Europe. Tallinn's Old Town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site while it dates back to 13th century. Once a home to wealthy merchants settling from Germany, Denmark and beyond, Tallinn Old Town today is enjoyed by locals and visitors alike