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ESTONIA. MY HOMELAND. AREA POPULATION CAPITAL LANGUAGE CURRENCY MAIN RELIGION NATIONAL HOLIDAY NATIONAL FLOWER NATIONAL BIRD NATIONAL STONE. - 45,227 SQ KM - 1.4 MILLION - TALLINN - ESTONIAN - ESTONIAN CROWN (EEK) - LUTHERAN - ANNIVERSARY OF THE
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ESTONIA MY HOMELAND
AREA POPULATION CAPITAL LANGUAGE CURRENCY MAIN RELIGION NATIONAL HOLIDAY NATIONAL FLOWER NATIONAL BIRD NATIONAL STONE - 45,227 SQ KM - 1.4 MILLION - TALLINN - ESTONIAN - ESTONIAN CROWN (EEK) - LUTHERAN - ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC - CORNFLOWER - BARN SWALLOW - LIMESTONE General information:
THE MAP OF ESTONIA CAPITAL TALLINN
Distances London – 1770 km Kopenhaagen – 900 km Viin – 1750 km Ankara – 5800 km
ESTONIAN PRESIDENT MR TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES MR AND MRS PRESIDENT
COUNTRY’S BIRTHDAY 24 FEBRUARY 1918
SYMBOLS HÜMN “MU ISAMAA, MU ÕNN JA RÕÕM” NATIONAL ANTHEM “MY FATHERLAND, MY HAPPINESS AND JOY “
THE ESTONIAN COAT OF ARMS • THE OLDEST KNOWN IMPRINT OF THE SEAL WITH THREE LIONS DATES BACK TO 1294, GIVEN TO TALLINN BY KING WALDEMAR II OF DENMARK • THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE COAT OF ARMS WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 19, 1925
THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG Blue – sky, sea, trust and loyalty Black – earth, the black coat of traditional costume White – the strive for light and education
THE NATIONAL BIRD OF ESTONIA - BARN SWALLOW TEGIN PÜKSID, TEGIN PÜKSID, KAKS REIT KORRAGA, TÕMMASIN LÕHKI KAKÄRR!
THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF ESTONIA - CORNFLOWER RUKKILILL SEE PUHASSININE ÕIEKE KIIKUMAS KULDSES LEIVAVILJAS RUKKIS SAI EESTI RAHVUSLILLEKS 1969. AASTAL WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NATIONAL FLOWER IN 1968
THE NATIONAL STONE - LIMESTONE LEIDUB ROHKESTI EESTIMAA PÕHJAOSAS JA SAARTEL TO BE FOUND IN QUANTITIES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF ESTONIA AND ON THE ISLANDS
NATIONAL EPIC “KALEVIPOEG” EESTI ENNEMUISTNE JUTT, MILLE KOOSTAS FR. R. KREUTZWALD AN OLD ESTONIAN TALE COMPILED BY FR. R. KREUTZWALD
ESTONIAN MONEY 1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi • Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is an athlete from Estonia. • She has won 3 Olympic medals – 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal for cross-country skiing at the Olympic Games in Vancouver
Andrus Veerpalu • The skiier • He has won the olympic games two times
Gerd Kanter • The discus throwist • Winner of olympic game in Peking 2008
Marko Asmer • The first Estonian in F1
Kerli Kõiv • The singer • In 2001 she won the competition “Songs of stars” • 2007 in America singel “Love is Dead”
Vanilla Ninja • Very famous girls band • Lenna Kuurma • Piret Järvis • Katrin Siska
Carmen Kass • The Estonian fashion model • Very famous over the world • She is the president of Estonian Chess Union
Neeme Järvi • The Estonian conductor • He works with many orchestras over the world
Eri Klas • The Estonian conductor • He is a delegate of UNICEF
Arvo Pärt • The Estonian composer • In 2004 he composed a Musical America