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Estonia is one of the three "Baltic States" (along with Latvia and Lithuania), once part of the Soviet Union (although only by force) since independence all three countries have westernised very quickly.
For Estonia this meant re-establishing its links with Scandinavia and particularly Finland with which it shares a similar language and culture. The Estonians are keen to tell people that they are the only former Communist Scandinavian country.
The capital is Tallinn, one of Europe's best preserved medieval cities, the other major city being Tartu. Estonia also has a series of beautiful and wild islands in the Baltic.
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