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Baltic states

(Encyclopedia)Baltic states, the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporat...

Ansip, Andrus

(Encyclopedia)Ansip, Andrus, 1956–, Estonian political leader. Ansip was an engineer (1979–83) before becoming an official of the Tartu district committee of the Estonian Communist party (1986–88). Ansip was ...

Tallinn

(Encyclopedia)Tallinn täˈlĭn [key], Ger. Reval, city (1994 pop. 442,679), capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Helsinki. It is a major Baltic port, a rail and highway junction, and an industrial ...

Sarema

(Encyclopedia)Sarema: see Saaremaa, Estonia.

Reval

(Encyclopedia)Reval: see Tallinn, Estonia.

Fellin

(Encyclopedia)Fellin: see Viljandi, Estonia.

Pyarnu

(Encyclopedia)Pyarnu: see Pärnu, Estonia.

Dorpat

(Encyclopedia)Dorpat: see Tartu, Estonia.

Pernau

(Encyclopedia)Pernau: see Pärnu, Estonia.

Kuressaare

(Encyclopedia)Kuressaare, town: see Saaremaa, Estonia. ...

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