Estonia is a northern European, Baltic country known for its forests, digital government services, and membership in the European Union and NATO. Located between Latvia, Russia, and the Baltic Sea, it shares linguistic similarities with Finnish and has a population of about 1.3 million people. Historically part of the Russian Empire, Estonia regained its independence in 1991 and has since become a prosperous, digitally advanced economy with a strong focus on e-services, online voting, and mobile-based solutions.