Estonia

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=My country facts=

General Information:
Official country name:T he republic of Estonia Year the country joined the UN: 1991

People
1. What are the people from the country called? The people from the country are called Estonians.

2. What is the official language? What other languages do people speak? Their official language is the Estonian (67,3 %). They also speak Russian (29,7 %).

3. What is the most-practiced religion? The most practised religions are the Evangelical Lutheranism (13,6 %), Orthodox religion (12.8 %) and the Christianism (1,4 %).

4. How many inhabitants live in the country? 1.291.170 inhabitants live actually in Estonia (July 2010).

Goverment
1. What is the name of the leader of the country? Toomas Hendrik Ilves is the actual president in Estonia.

2. What type of government is the country ruled by? The type of goverment that actually is stablished in Estonia is a parliamentary rapublic.

3. What are the main political parties of the country? They are Center Party of Estonia, Estonians Greens, Estonian People's Union...

4. Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence? Estonia was an ex-Sovietic Republic. It gain its independece in the 20 August 1991.

5. In how many provinces is your country divided? It's divided into 15 counties.

Geography
1.Where is the country? Estonia is a country situated in the Baltic Region of Northen Europe.

2.What other nations border the country? The countries which border Estonia are: the Russian Federation, and Latvia.

3.What kind of landscape does the country have? Estonia is a very flat country with abundant wetlands. The highest pick is the Suur Munamagi with 318 metres. It also have two big lakes: the Vorts and the Peipus.

4.What kind of climate does it have? Estonia's climate is continental-humid with mild summers and cold winters. The Baltic influende moderates the temperature and apports humidity.

Economy
1.What is the most common sector of employement in the country? The food industry, wood processing, chemical engineering, electronics and transportation are the most common work sectors of the country.

2.What is the unemployement rate of your country (by percentage)? It is 19%

3.What is the percentage of contribution of its sectors? The most surprising thing we learned about my country was: Estonia is one of the most important wood houses exporters