Estonia History and Overview
Estonia
Estonia was found in 3500 BC when the ancient ancestors settled on the Baltic Sea in Northestern Europe. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Finland on the North, Russia on the east, Latvia on the South, the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Rica on the the west. Tallinn is the capital city, the largest city and most important port.
Estonia covers an area of 45 227 square kilometers and has more than 1 500 small and large islands. The biggest islands are Saaremaa Island and Hiiumaa Island. These islands separate the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic Sea. The mainland has a large coastline of 1 393 kilometers long.
Estonia is mostly flat with some hills in the center of the country and in the southern regions. The wetlands and marshes cover more 20 percent of the land in Estonia. Also the lakes and rivers cover about 5 percent. Altogether there are about 1 400 natural and manmade lakes. The two largest lakes are Lake Peipus on the eastern boarder and Vortsjarv in the south central part of the country. The longest river in Estonia is the Parnu River.
Amazingly 50 percent of Estonia's land is covered by trees and forest. The trees that can be found here are pine, birch, aspen and fir. As for the wildlife goes, there are mainly deer and elk. Although, several animals are protected bu laws such as the beaver, red deer, and willow grouse because they are endangered of becoming extinct. Estonia's natural resources are shale oil, peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay, limestone, and dolomite. These resources are very rich and produce a lot of income every year.
Estonia usually has cool summers and cold winters. Temperatures barely go up to 18 degrees celcius in the summer time. In the winter it usually stays below freezing from the middle of December to the late end of February. The rain and melting snow in the spring usually cause flooding and rivers that can sometimes be dangerous to people and houses.
Industries produce very harmful pollution into the air, and water which is a major problem in Estonia. Almost 100 percent of the electricity people use is made thermal plants which burn fossil fuels. These fuels have been proven by scientist to be one of the biggest and most...