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Estonia is often mentioned using words such as “digital”, “electronic”, “e-state”, etc. We like to mention to every single foreigner that Skype was invented here (true story), that we are privileged to vote online at home during state elections, we have eHealth, eResidency, highest density of start-up eResidency, highest density of start-up companies and so on. Long story short, Estonia is quite an innovative, tech-savvy country where interestingly enough 52% of land is covered with forest. Estonia Estonia is a small country located in Northeastern Europe with an area of around 45 000 km2 and a population of 1,3 million. It is a member of the European Union and the NATO. The capital and biggest city, Tallinn, is a UNESCO heritage site due to its marvelous medieval Old Town, to its marvelous medieval Old Town, that invites tourists from all over the world. Estonian language is considered one of the most difficult languages in the world together with its neighbor language Finnish. Estonia has a very interesting history, dating back to around 10 000 years ago, when the first people inhabited these areas. the first people inhabited these areas. Throughout centuries we have been under foreign powers such as Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Russia. For more than 50 years we were under the Soviet occupation as well. All this has made our culture quite interesting and mixed. Our capital’s name means “Danish town” when translated, we have “Danish town” when translated, we have German food and architecture and most Estonians can also speak some Russian from time to time. The Republic of Estonia is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with great festivities taking place all over the country and abroad. IADS MAGAZINE 15