Population: 1,423,316 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish, other

Background: After centuries of Swedish and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994...

Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK, No information)

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