Estonia

"Estonia is the only Baltic country to NOT to have a Baltic language, but only an Uralic language. Estonian is its name of course. While Latvia and Lithuania has only got two remaining Baltic languages remaining, yet both widely spoken, Estonian is the only Uralic language in the Baltic region too. Now what? It's being invaded by Russia."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Mu Isamaa, Mu Õnn ja Rõõm

Estonia (/ɛˈstoʊniə/; Estonian: Eesti [ˈeːsti]), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km [213 mi]), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km [210 mi]). Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), water 2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi), land area 42,388 km2 (16,366 sq mi), and is influenced by a humid continental climate. Ethnic Estonians are Finnic peoples, sharing close cultural ties with their northern neighor, Finland.