Thursday, 7 May 2009

Map cards: Estonia


Postmarked Saue, dated 18 March 2009.
Eesti
Estonia

Estonia is bordered by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia.  Its name is thought to have originated with Tacitus who described a people called Aestii.  The Estonian language has many similarities with Finnish.  The capital and largest city is Tallinn.

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1 comment:

  1. How interesting it is to hear of places so far away. The World...so big, yet so small.

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