Top 10 Interesting Facts About Estonia
Welcome to Countries Facts and Today we are talking about top 10 interesting Facts about Estonia sometimes the greatest secrets lay in places that we may never think to look and throughout the world there are many different countries and cultures that are filled with these magic gems that surprise us in many different ways and today here on Countries Facts we look at the great country of Estonia a country that has a great form of culture and history and although it may not get a lot of media attention it is one beautiful place that has many magical gems within it what's up guys welcome to Countries Facts the website where we talk about people cultures and places from all around the world now today if you haven't looked at the title if you haven't looked at the thumbnail and you just clicked on this Article don't ask me why we are gonna talk about Estonian now for all my returning viewers first of all thanks for coming back and learning about a new place and yeah guys I got a new haircut pretty awesome isn't it other than that guys at any point throughout this Article if you guys really like this Article on Estonia and you want more Estonian content or you want a part 2 be sure to hit the like buttons because if we get over 5,000 likes we know to do a part 2 that's how we do it here anyways let's get started let's talk about Estonia.
1 Estonia and what is great about this country so of course for some countries around the world when you think of a stone yet you think of it maybe like this but the truth is it's not like this it's actually a very very beautiful country and it looks a little bit more like this very beautiful indeed mm-hmm and when it comes to countries age does not mean a bad thing because it's had a history that dates back as far as 9000 BC and what's crazy about this country is because of its age and because it's considered a Christianized country it is widely believed that Estonia.
2 Estonia was one of the last countries to ever be Christianized which for Estonia didn't happen until about the 13th century during what is known as the livonian Crusade now of course when we hear about this we think to ourselves what is the livonian crusade and why did it happen in Estonia basically it was a crusade where the Germans of the Holy Roman Empire moved north to places like Finland and took over the Finland tribes which during this time it is known that the Duchy of Estonia.
3 Estonia became created after of course the Germans had migrated north to this region now Estonia is also a rather interesting country when it comes to independence because throughout the 20th century it's a country that's really struggled for independence and actually kind of has several dates of Independence because of that you could say that Estonia theoretically has two Independence days because on February 24 1918 was when the Republic of Estonia was created after it got independence from Russia however during the Second World War.
4 Estonia merged with Russia against the Germans and during that time there was a lot of back and forth occupation and although after the war Estonia had no longer much fear of the Germans they pretty much became part of the Soviet Union which lasted until August 20th of 1991 so there is a tiny tiny little bit of history about Estonia I mean it has a huge amount of history and a lot of culture behind that history but let's get into some actual facts about Estonia today and some other cool facts about the country for example the capital city of Estonia.
5 Estonia is Tallinn and for Tallinn it has been around for a long time as it was recorded to be first mentioned in 1219 ad and which of course by 1248 the city had its own rights and it first appeared on a map in 11:48 now one interesting thing about the city of Tallinn it's one of the few countries in the entire world out of all countries in the world that has a capital that's pretty much a medieval city and because it's so well-preserved the city itself is classified as a UNESCO zone it's also interesting to know that Tallinn is known as Silicon Valley of Europe as it is a place that has so many start-up businesses that began there and have become very successful as a matter of fact most people.
6 Estonia is the country that has the most start-up businesses out of any country in the entire world for example companies like Skype is located and was created there the city is also considered a very tech-savvy city because the European Union's IT department is also located there now of course for city of Tallinn unfortunately it doesn't really have a founded date because it became capital after 1991 after the Soviet Union had been dissolved and Estonia became its own country but overall let's take a look at the country and the numbers behind it for example in 2018 as of a estimate that year they say the population sits at one million three hundred nineteen thousand one hundred and thirty three people making this country ranked 150 first in the world and in relationship to this its density sits at 190 fourth out of all countries in the world having approximately 28 people per square kilometer.
7 Estonia is not a big country compared to other countries it does have a land size of 45227 kilometers Square ranking 129th with a water percentage of four point four five percent so that's a general idea of the size and population let's take a look at some of the money the GDP and the currency of Estonia for example the GDP in which we use the purchasing power parity and it's a good way to compare nations the GDP for Estonia sits at forty four point one seven seven billion dollars with a per capita GDP of thirty three thousand eight hundred and forty two dollars because of this it ranks 43rd in the world as of a 2018 estimate it should also be known that when it comes to Estonia the countries of Finland and Sweden are major influences towards the economy of this country and speaking of the economy of Estonia.
8 Estonia although it has been a member of the European Union since September 4th of 2003 which by the way when Estonia joined the EU they became the first ex-soviet Republic country to ever join the EU but although being a part of the EU the official currency of Estonia is the Estonian Kroon which became the form of currency for Estonia on September 1st 1928 but however although they do have their own form of currency in 2011 the Estonian euro was also introduced now for money we should probably look at some imports and exports and find out what this country actually gives and contributes to the rest of the world for example when it comes to exports they sit at 14 point 1 billion dollars ranking 75th in the world of that their biggest exports are telephones at 17% refined petroleum at 3.8 percent and cars at 3.2 of course there are thousands of other products that Estonia exports but it should be mentioned that machinery and equipment make up 33 percent of the entire exports of the country as for imports jumping over they have approximately fifteen point two billion dollars ranking 81st in the world their biggest imports are refined petroleum at eight point three percent cars at five point six percent and telephones at four point three percent so looking at those numbers Estonia may seem like a country that imports more and may have a deficit to its exports but however keep in mind in 2010 Estonia had some really good economic points going for the country for example it was one of the countries that had the lowest amount of debt in 2010 out of all the EU countries being only six point seven percent of the GDP of that year and it should also be noted that in Estonia.
9 Estonia there's pretty much no form of public debt that exists within the country and as well when it comes to this country I should mention that Estonia produces about 75 percent of its own electricity which actually reminds me have you ever heard of the s2 link cable wow this one's actually pretty interesting because this is a hydropower cable that goes in between Estonia and Finland and it was the first interconnection link between the Nordic and Baltic countries in the world with a total length of 105 kilometers long it sits at an average depth of 330 feet deep and it began construction in 2006 being finished in 2007 so those are just some human aspects and of course some human achievement character traits of the country of Estonia but one thing that I find really amazing about this country is its geology so one thing that is famous within Estonia is it's a small meteorite pockets known as the colleague craters and basically there are about nine of these little craters in the Rema region in which they say these small craters were formed anywhere between 1530 to 1450 BC and what's interesting about these is that because Finland and Estonia have some cultural relationships these meteorites are even mentioned in finnish folklore also when it comes to estonia it is a very low low country when it comes to height the country itself unfortunately doesn't have a lot of mountains and is known to be quite flat with an average elevation of only 15 meters above sea level but the tallest peak within the country is known as egg Mountain or simply seer Mon ammaji which is located in the southeast region of the country and sits that only 318 meters high or 1043 feet also interesting fact about egg Mountain is they have a really tall building there for people to like I guess go up and observe the region and area but it's interesting to know that when it comes to this tower this is the fifth one to be built as the original and first one was built in 1812 oh yes and of course one thing that I failed to mention when it comes to Estonia is biodiversity it's got quite a lot of this because what is interesting about Estonia.
10 Estonia is it is very well known for oil shale mining in which in 2011 oil shale provided up to 85 percent of the energy for the entire country and if you include deposits for limestone and oil shale and forestry they make up forty seven percent of the entire land of Estonia and for that reason alone Estonia has many protected zones and parks in which the country boasts to have at least five major national parks 159 nature reserves and other regions that are protected which because of this it makes 18 percent of the entire lands of Estonia and of course 26 percent of all of its seas protected zones which I just found to be an absolutely amazing fact and Estonians also took a major step into having a more green way of life by introducing the nature Convention Act which went into effect in 2004 as well if you're wondering which of the parks is considered the largest national park in the country it is the la Hema National Park which spans a 725 kilometres square and it is the largest one not only in Estonia but one of the largest in all of Europe of course we could go on for hours and talk about how great Estonia is from a cultural perspective and just as a country but either way and that reminds me guys by the way if we missed any facts in this Article be sure to let us know down there in the comments section below of the stuff that we missed because here on the website.
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