Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital of Estonia.
Tallinn is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, in north-western Estonia.
The largest lake in Tallinn is Lake Ülemiste (covers 9.6 km²). It is the main source of drinking water of the whole city. Lake Harku is the second largest lake within the borders of Tallinn and its area is 1.6 km². The only large river in Tallinn is located in Pirita (a city district counted as a suburb). The river valley is a protected area because of its natural beauty.

A limestone cliff runs through the city. It is exposed, for instance, at Toompea and Lasnamäe. However, Toompea is not a part of the cliff, but a separate hill.

The highest point of Tallinn, at 64 meters above the sea level, is situated in the Nõmme district, in the south-west of the city. The length of the coastline is 46 kilometres. It comprises 3 bigger peninsulas: Kopli peninsula, Paljassaare peninsula and Kakumäe peninsula.

ESTONIA

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti or Eesti Vabariik; older English: Esthonia; Germanic languages: Estland; Finnish: Viro; Russian: Эстония), is a country situated in Northern Europe. Estonia has land borders to the south with Latvia and to the east with Russia. It is separated from Finland in the north by the Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the west by the Baltic Sea.

Estonia has been a member of the European Union since May 1, 2004 and a member of NATO since March 29, 2004.
The Estonians are Finno-Ugric people closely related to the Finns and speaking the Estonian language that shares many similarities with the Finnish language.

The modern name of Estonia is considered to originate from the Roman historian Tacitus, who described people called Aestii in his book Germania (ca. AD 98). Similarly, ancient Scandinavian sagas refer to a land called Eistland. Early Latin and other ancient versions of the name of the country are Estia and Hestia.