Un sencillo mapa con el relieve, lagos y las principales ciudades de Estonia. El país se encuentra en la Europa del Este, bordeando el Mar Báltico y el Golfo de Finlandia, entre Letonia y Rusia, con una superficie de 45.226 kilómetros cuadrados y una población de 1.332.893 (2005).

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Geographical Information
“Estonia is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia, comprising of 45,226 sq km. It has a population of 1,332,893 (2005). Major environmental concerns are: air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one twentieth the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations.”

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