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ESTONIA MY HOMELAND
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General information: AREA POPULATION CAPITAL LANGUAGE CURRENCY MAIN RELIGION NATIONAL HOLIDAY NATIONAL FLOWER NATIONAL BIRD NATIONAL STONE - 45,227 SQ KM - 1.4 MILLION - TALLINN - ESTONIAN - ESTONIAN CROWN (EEK) - LUTHERAN - ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC - CORNFLOWER - BARN SWALLOW - LIMESTONE
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THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
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THE MAP OF ESTONIA CAPITAL TALLINN
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London – 1770 km Kopenhaagen – 900 km Viin – 1750 km Ankara – 5800 km Distances
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ESTONIAN PRESIDENT MR TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES MR AND MRS PRESIDENT
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COUNTRY’S BIRTHDAY 24 FEBRUARY 1918
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SYMBOLS HÜMN “MU ISAMAA, MU ÕNN JA RÕÕM” NATIONAL ANTHEM “MY FATHERLAND, MY HAPPINESS AND JOY “
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THE ESTONIAN COAT OF ARMS THE OLDEST KNOWN IMPRINT OF THE SEAL WITH THREE LIONS DATES BACK TO 1294, GIVEN TO TALLINN BY KING WALDEMAR II OF DENMARK THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE COAT OF ARMS WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 19, 1925
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THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG Blue – sky, sea, trust and loyalty Black – earth, the black coat of traditional costume White – the strive for light and education
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THE NATIONAL BIRD OF ESTONIA - BARN SWALLOW TEGIN PÜKSID, TEGIN PÜKSID, KAKS REIT KORRAGA, TÕMMASIN LÕHKI KAKÄRR!
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THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF ESTONIA - CORNFLOWER SAI EESTI RAHVUSLILLEKS 1969. AASTAL WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NATIONAL FLOWER IN 1968 RUKKILILL SEE PUHASSININE ÕIEKE KIIKUMAS KULDSES LEIVAVILJAS RUKKIS
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THE NATIONAL STONE - LIMESTONE LEIDUB ROHKESTI EESTIMAA PÕHJAOSAS JA SAARTEL TO BE FOUND IN QUANTITIES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF ESTONIA AND ON THE ISLANDS
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NATIONAL EPIC “KALEVIPOEG” EESTI ENNEMUISTNE JUTT, MILLE KOOSTAS FR. R. KREUTZWALD AN OLD ESTONIAN TALE COMPILED BY FR. R. KREUTZWALD
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ESTONIAN MONEY 1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK
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ESTONIAN NATIONAL COSTUMES
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Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Kristina Šmigun- Vähi is an athlete from Estonia. She has won 3 Olympic medals – 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal for cross-country skiing at the Olympic Games in Vancouver
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Andrus Veerpalu The skiier He has won the olympic games two times
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Gerd Kanter The discus throwist Winner of olympic game in Peking 2008
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Marko Asmer The first Estonian in F1
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Kerli Kõiv The singer In 2001 she won the competition “Songs of stars” 2007 in America singel “Love is Dead”
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Vanilla Ninja Very famous girls band Lenna Kuurma Piret Järvis Katrin Siska
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Carmen Kass The Estonian fashion model Very famous over the world She is the president of Estonian Chess Union
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Neeme Järvi The Estonian conductor He works with many orchestras over the world
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Eri Klas The Estonian conductor He is a delegate of UNICEF
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Arvo Pärt The Estonian composer In 2004 he composed a Musical America
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