Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
59 00 N, 26 00 E
Europe
total: 45,228 sq km
land: 42,388 sq km
water: 2,840 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea
about twice the size of New Jersey
total: 657 km
border countries (2): Latvia 333 km; Russia 324 km
3,794 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia
maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers
marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south
highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
mean elevation: 61 m
oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
agricultural land: 22.2% (2018 est.)
arable land: 14.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 7.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 52.1% (2018 est.)
other: 25.7% (2018 est.)
20 sq km (2016)
fresh water lake(s): Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake Võrtsjärv - 270 sq km
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands
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