Estonia
/esˈtəʊnɪə/- a Baltic country on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland; pop. 1,299,400 (est. 2009); languag-es, Estonian (official), Russian; capital, Tallinn.爱沙尼亚（位于芬兰湾南部海岸的波罗的海国家; 2009年估计人口1,299,400; 使用语言有官方语爱沙尼亚语和俄语, 首都塔林）。
Previously ruled by the Teutonic Knights and then by Sweden, Estonia was ceded to Russia in 1721. It was proclaimed an independent republic in 1918 but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 as a constituent republic, the Estonian SSR. With the break-up of the Soviet Union Estonia regained its independence in 1991.