Country Profiles: Estonia

Republic of Estonia -- Eesti Vabariik

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Estonia Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics about Estonia (CIA World Factbook)
• U.S. Embassy in Tallinn
• Embassy of Estonia in Washington D.C.
• The Government of Estonia

International Organizations and Development Programs

• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
• USAID Estonia Country Page Information about Estonia and USAID programs
• Estonia and the IMF The IMF's Estonia Country Page with links to articles
• Soros National Foundations Central and Eastern Europe Page

Internet Resources: General

• Estonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• Institute of Baltic Studies Lots of information about Estonia
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
• Reenic Excellent Collection internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Newly Independent States
• Estonia Page of the Institute of East Central Europe at Columbia University
• Estonia Page of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University
• Slavic-Eurasian Studies Web Directory sponsored by the Hokkaido University Slavic Research Center, Japan
• Travel Information Travel to Estonia with the Lonely Planet

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• Estonian National Museum Homepage of the Estonian National Museum (in Estonian, English and Russian)
• Eesti Kultuurkapital For information on applied arts, dramatic arts, architecture, music and literature (in English and Estonian)
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world

Online News Sites and Servers

• The Baltics News Service Online news in English about the Baltic countries
• AJR Newslink For Estonian newspapers (in Estonian and English)
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Estonian Service
• Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Estonian Language Study

• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) BALSSI provides an opportunity for interested students and scholars to increase their knowledge and understanding of the languages, culture, and history of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
• Estonian online dictionaries
• English-Estonian/Estonian-English Dictionary online dictionary
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Tartu University
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• Social Science Research Council Fellowship and program information
• Library Servers via WWW Libraries from over 90 countries, updated daily. Sponsored by UC Berkeley library and Sun Microsystems

The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. Estonia has land borders with its fellow Baltic state, Latvia, to the south, with Russia to the east, and maritime border with Finland to the north.