Estonia

SHORT INFORMATION

Overview of Estonia

Officially name: The Republic of Estonia

Capital: Tallinn

Largest city: Tallinn

Official language: Estonian

Government: Parliamentary republic

SHORT INFORMATION

Administrative divisions of Estonia

The Republic of Estonia is divided into fifteen counties (Maakonnad), which are the administrative subdivisions of the country. The first documented mentioning of Estonian political and administrative subdivisions comes from the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, written in the 13th century during the Northern Crusades.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

New Year's Eve in Estonia

Estonia celebrates New Year on the date of January 1, according to Georgian calendar.