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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Area > Land	43,211 sq km		[130th of 238]
Area > Total	45,226 sq km		[138th of 250]
Capital city with population	Tallinn - 471,608
Climate maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Suur Munamagi 318 m
Forested Land	48.7%		[39th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	59 00 N, 26 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Latvia 343 km, Russia 290 km
Land use > Arable land	12.05%		[95th of 258]
Largest city population	499,000		[115th of 174]
Largest city with population	Tallinn - 471,608
Location Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Map references Europe
Natural hazards sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
Natural resources oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Population density	32.6 people per sqkm		[164th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	31.76 people/m²		[154th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	45,230 km²		[130th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Suur Munamagi

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