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STAT	Estonia	Netherlands	HISTORY
Daylight Savings Time end date	01:00 UTC on last Sunday October	01:00 UTC on last Sunday October
Daylight Savings Time start date	01:00 UTC on last Sunday March	01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Full name	Republic of Estonia	The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Independence day date	August 20	May 5
Land border length	633 km Ranked 133th.	1,027 km Ranked 119th. 62% more than Estonia
National anthems	Mu isamaa, mu \u00f5nn ja r\u00f5\u00f5m ( My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy )	Wilhelmus ( William )
National identity card	Compulsory by law, but there is no penalty for not having one. Many electronic services are available (legally binding digital signatures, internet banking, internet voting, strong authentication to government and private websites). Citizens carrying ID cards are not required to carry drivers licence and registration.	Although it is not compulsory to carry a proof of identity at all times, since 1 January 2005 it is compulsory to show identification, when an authorized officer asks for it, from the age of 14. An authorized officer can only do so under certain circumstances. Such circumstances include suspicious behaviour, committing any offense, or if a person is interviewed as a witness of a crime. Identity checks at events where the public order may be in danger are also allowed. Otherwise random identity checks by the police are not allowed in principle but can happen in certain areas such as a train station or doubtful areas i.e. redlight district, and a fine for not showing proof of identity may be successfully challenged in such cases. The fine for not being able to show proof of identity when legally required is \u20ac 60.- (16 and over) or \u20ac 30.- (14 or 15). Proof of identity is also required when opening a bank account and when entering an employment contract.
Neighboring countries and territories	Finland (M) Latvia Russia Sweden (M)	Belgium Germany Saint Kitts and Nevis (M) United Kingdom (M) Venezuela (M) Anguilla ( United Kingdom ) (M) Saint Barthelemy ( France ) (M) Saint Martin ( France ) (M) United States Virgin Islands ( United States ) (M)
Overview	<p>A small and heavily forested country, Estonia is the most northerly of the three former Soviet Baltic republics.</p> <p>Not much more than a decade after it regained its independence following the collapse of the USSR, the republic was welcomed as an EU member in May 2004. The move came just weeks after it joined Nato.</p> <p>These historic developments would have been extremely hard to imagine in not-so-distant Soviet times.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220810">Full Article</a>	<p>The Netherlands&#039; name reflects its low-lying topography, with more than a quarter of its total area under sea level.</p> <p>Now a constitutional monarchy, the country began its independent life as a republic in the 16th century, when the foundations were laid for it to become one of the world&#039;s foremost maritime trading nations. </p> <p>Although traditionally among the keener advocates of the European Union, Dutch voters echoed those in France by spurning the proposed EU constitution in a 2005 referendum. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17740800">Full Article</a>

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