Estonia geography

Religions Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish. Languages Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish.
Government parliamentary republic.
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Arnold RUUTEL
head of government: Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament
elections: president elected by Parliament for a five-year term;
Legislative branch:
unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch:
National Court (chairman appointed by Parliament for life). Estonia is divided in 15 counties:
counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond): Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)
Flag description:
pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white.
5 things about Estonia
Jaan Kross
Jaan Kross is one of Estonia’s best-known and most beloved writers. In 1944, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu.
Kross's novels and poetry, which deal with the relationships between truth, madness, and power, have been published in 23 languages. Thus, Jaan Kross is Estonia's most-translated writer. World-wide, his works have sold over 1 million copies.
Piusa caves
Onward to the Piusa Sand caves. The caves consist of friable Devonian sandstone, unconsolidated and loose. Locals and tourist have frequently carved initials and graffiti into it; even with a finger it is possible. The sand is amazingly clean and fine, few if any stained layers; must be aeolian dunes. The caves are awesome, 10 meter vaulted ceilings in a maze of tunnels cut by "miners" removing sand in blocks for refining and melting into glass.
This sandstone resource was identified by Estonia's first resident Geologist academic as a valuable raw material reservoir for making "glass". Sandstone...

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