Estonia
59 00 N, 26 00 E
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m
total: 633 km
border countries: Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km
sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
arable land: 12.05%
permanent crops: 0.35%
other: 87.6% (2005)
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one twentieth the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
Temperate climate, but with considerable temperature variations. Summer is warm with relatively mild weather in spring and autumn. Winter, which lasts from November to mid-March, can be very cold. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with the heaviest rainfall in August. Heavy snowfalls are common in the winter months.
Required clothing
Light- to mediumweights are worn during the summer months. Medium- to heavyweights are needed during winter. Rainwear is advisable all year.
time difference: UTC+2
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
