niedziela, 31 sierpnia 2014

Greetings from... Estonia


ESTONIA - 45,227 km2

* Capital city: Tallinn
* Population: 1 311 870 / PC Members: over 2 100 (Statistics 2014)
* Almost 50% of Estonia is covered by forest
* Famous Estonians: Eriki Nool, Carmen Kass, Paul Keres, Arvo Pärt
* Country name: Estonia is named after the "Aesti" who inhabitet the region in the first century
* Kiiking (means swinging) is an extreme sport that was invented in Estonia by Ado Kosk around 1996
* Homeland of innovation: Estonia was the first country in the world to use online political voting
* Suur Munamägi (in translation "Big Egg Mountain" is the highest peak in Estonia reaching 318 masl
* Modern technologies: Skype was created by Estonian programmers in 2003

Thank you, Janne!


Amazing stamps!

Sent on: August 25, 2014
Received on: August 29, 2014

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