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Revision as of 14:44, 12 November 2001 by 134.132.88.xxx (talk) (spelling and grammar changes)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Republic of Estonia is a country in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia.
Official name: Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik)
Capital: Tallinn
Official language: Estonian
Area: 45 227 km²
Population: 1 445 580 (1999 est.)
Currency: Eesti Kroon (EEK). 1 kroon = 100 sent. Pegged to the German Mark at rate 1 DEM = 8 EEK
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.
The Estonia was a passenger ship. In September 28 1994 it sank during a storm in the Baltic sea, killing 852 passengers and crew. The investigation of the accident came to the conclusion that a combination of bad seamanship, technical deficiencies and foul weather caused the disaster.
The shipwreck caused a collective trauma within Swedish society, and the repercussions lasted over ten years. Numerous conspiracy theories have been spawned around the sinking of the Estonia.