Estonia 

• Haapsalu
• Muhu Island
• Tallinn

Weather
Maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers.

Terrain
Marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south.

Currency
Estonian Kroon (EEK)

Languages
Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, other

Religion
Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish

Ethnic groups
Estonian 65.3%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Belarusian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.6% (1998)

History
After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.