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Estonia

The Republic of Estonia is a North European neighbor of the Russian Federation. But its unusual language is related more closely to Finnish. Typical contributions include questions about the country's Ice Age settlement sites; Iron Age artifacts; multilingual, educated population; and pioneering political economy of balanced budgets, e-government, debt free programming, and free trade.

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What is the main economic activity for Poland Belarus Lithuania Latvia and Estonia?

The main economic activity for all of them is commercial farming, this helps explain why the climate is marine west coast and humid continental, because there is plenty of rain for crops to grow.

Is Estonia an ally or an axis in World War 2?

Estonia never got much of a chance to declare itself either way. It was swiftly overrun by the Germans as they began their invasion of the Soviet Union, then a few years later was "liberated" by the Soviets as they drove westward into Germany. And of course the Soviets or the puppets they controlled ran Estonia for nearly fifty years after the war.

What continent are Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukrain and Kazakhstan all on?

Estonia-Europe

Latvia-Europe

Lithuania-Europe

Ukraine- Europe

Kazakhstan- Mostly Asia, although a little in Europe.

What gold medal did Estonia win in the 1988 Olympics?

Estonia did not compete as a country at the 1988 Games. They were a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at the time and their athletes competed under the USSR flag.

Estonia's declared independence in 1991 and sent a team to both the Summer and Winter Games in 1992 where their athletes won 1 gold medal. That was by Erika Salumae in women's 1000 meter sprint cycling.

Land area of Estonia?

Estonia's land area is 17,500 square miles (45,300 square kilometers).

What does a starter say when announcing a golfer?

On the tee from Glasgow Scotland, Colin Montgomerie. Sometimes they mention some of the tournaments that player has won recently,

When did Estonia host the Olympics?

Estonia hosted the olympics in 1942 during the war of the worlds. She did it to prove that she wasn't a big fat jerk.

Do they play soccer different in Estonia?

No. Soccer is an international sport, with standard rules around the world. There are different variations of soccer, like 5-a-side, but they are the same around the world. So the standard rules of soccer apply in Estonia, like in other countries.

What is bigger Estonia or Lithuania?

Lithuania is bigger. Lithuania is 65 000 square kilometers, Estonia is 45 000 sq. km

What are 5 major events in Estonian history?

1. The oldest known traces of human settlement in the Estonian territory date back to 9000 BC, about five hundred years after the Ice Age.

2. The German expansion that had started in the late 12th century. Estonian middle ages.

3. 1850-1914. National awakening

4. 1918. Estonian War of Independence and The Republic of Estonia

5. 1991. Restoration of independence after Soviet occupation.

Why did Latvia Lithuania and Estonia have an easier time transitioning to democracy than the other republics of the former Soviet Union?

Because immediately after the fall of the USSR they were given immediate assistance from the west, and they were offered permanent partnerships in the EU (european union), breaking the promise that was promised by Roosevelt in 1945.

What are Estonia's traditions?

Potatoes, sauerkraut, pork, blood sausage, salted herring, jellied meat, black rye bread, all vegetables that grow here (beet, turnip, carrot, so on..), dried fish (not many eat it nowadays), white cheese we call Sõir

Estonians eat daily mostly potatoes and different meat products. During last 20 years after the Soviet Union the variety of food has increased considerably. Lately people have started eating healthier and value more so called "pure" ecological products. Local food is more expensive than imported food (even from as close as Latvia).

In Christmas we eat blood sausages or pork, sauerkraut and potatoes.

In Easter we eat round buns with whipped cream and pea soup.

Why did the Soviet Union invade Lithuania Latvia and Estonia?

There are many reasons why the Soviet union invaded Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (The Baltic States). Russia has always wanted to get near to the Baltic Sea and wanted to rule the sea but fortunately the Russia has never succeeded. The other reason was that the Soviet union wanted to spread communism all over the world and they had to start from the Baltic States. The Soviet union(Russia) has never respected the nations and they didn't care about the people, they just wanted more power and land.

Yes and during the rule of Stalin many native Lithuanains , Latvians and Estonians vere exiled to Siberia after Stalins death they vere aloved to come back to theyr homes but the whom survived exile found theyr homes destroyed because of war or colonised by Russians. Like parasites the government tried to colonise our countries but sadly only Lithuania fougth the colonisation by guerila warfare form 1945-1953. But now you can see the Russian minority in Latvia and Estonia is huge and wants to bring the "good old days''

What means tere in Estonia?

tere means in estonia
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