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Places in News: Estonia
Context:
Estonia seeks to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure through partnership with India
More on News:
- Estonia is one of the world’s leading digital nations, seeking to partner with India to enhance both countries’ cybersecurity infrastructure.
- Due to its proximity and stance on Russia-Ukraine war, Estonia faces frequent cyberattacks from Russia.
About Estonia
- Location: Northern Europe, northernmost Baltic state.
- Border: Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland, Latvia, and Russia
- It shares its maritime borders with Finland and Sweden.
- Capital: Tallinn
- Membership:
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- European Union (EU)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Economy: Highly developed with a focus on technology, IT, and startups.
- It is the first country in the world to offer e-residency.
- e-Residency is a government-issued digital identity that provides access to Estonia’s transparent business environment.
- It is the first country in the world to offer e-residency.
- Longest river: Parnu River.
- Other important rivers: Pedja, Narva, and Kasari.
- Largest lake: Lake Peipus (shared with Russia).
- Lake Vorts in south-central Estonia.
- Climate: Temperate and humid climate, sharply contrasting with the climates of similarly latitude regions in Russia to the east.
- Environment: Over half of Estonian territory is forested.
