World on my postcards

 Tallinn, Estonia’s capital on the Baltic Sea, is the country’s cultural hub. It retains its walled, cobblestoned Old Town, home to cafes and shops, as well as Kiek in de Kök, a 15th-century defensive tower.

 Estonia is small, but it isn’t the smallest country in Europe. It’s big ger than Slovenia, Holland, Denmark, and Switzerland. It’s about the same size as New Hampshire and Massachusetts  Despite its small size, it feels big because only 1.3 million folks live here. It makes Estonia one of the least dense countries in Europe, with just 32 Estonians per square kilometer.  Out of the nearly 200 countries in the world, Estonia ranks number two in adult literacy with its rate of 99.8 percent.  Estonia is the most libertarian country in the world, according to The State of the World Liberty Project. In 1990, there were 22,304 babies born; today it’s almost half that amount. With the death rate increasing slightly, you can understand why the Estonian population is declining.