Capital: Tallinn Currency: Kroon Languages: Estonian Time: GMT +2 (currently 0:53) Dialing Code: +372 Top Level Domain .ee Drive on the: Right Last reviewed: 20-October-2006 Buy Estonia by Neil Taylor from amazon.co.uk

The Republic of Estonia regained its independence from the USSR in 1991.

It is traditionally the most western-orientated of the Baltic states. Indeed, its language is very similar to Finnish.

With a flat, boggy and partially wooded terrain, Estonia's territory also includes more than 1500 islands!

A popular tourist destination amongst Finns and Germans, with Tallinn (the capital) offering a medieval centre and a new yacht basin in the city's port.