The Estonian national flag, the blue, black and white tricolour, represents the sky, the soil and the Estonians’ pursuit of light and happiness.
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Estonia has one of the lowest population densities in the world (28 per sq km; 72.5 per sq mi) – placing it 188th in the world.
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Estonia is one of the least religious countries in the world with only 16% of the population saying religion has any importance in their lives.
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Estonia is one of the greenest countries in Europe – fifty per cent of its area is covered with forests.
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Estonia has the fourth smallest population in the European Union, and the eighth smallest land area.
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The country has permanently been invaded from the outside since the 13th century and for the most part of the country’s history, Estonians have been under foreign sovereignty (Danish, German, Polish, Swedish, Russian and Soviet).
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Tallinn is one of the most well-preserved medieval cities in Europe.
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The Estonian language is one of the hardest to learn for a native English speaker.
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The Estonian capital, Tallinn, was the home of the first publicly displayed Christmas tree in 1441.
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Estonians have one of the biggest collections of folk songs in the world, with written records of about 133,000 of them.
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Estonians are world champions in wife carrying, an international sport with a category in the Guinness Book of Records.
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The country is flat as a pancake – its highest peak is 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level – and it’s also the highest in the Baltic states.
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Oleviste (St Olaf’s) church in Tallinn was the highest building in the world from 1549 to 1625.
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According to the largest ever study of height around the world, Estonian men and women are the third tallest people on Earth.
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