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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
National bird
" barn swallow, Hirundo rustica"
National colours > Some well-known national colours > Primary colours Blue, black, and white

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; New Zealand Birds; Wikipedia: National colours

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Estonia, Republic of Estonia, Eesti Vabariik, Eesti

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