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Largest islands of Estonia Greater islands formed by a fixed link are show in Italics # Name Area (km 2) Population (2017) Location Connection to mainland – Saaremaa and Muhu [a] 2,871: 33,123: West Estonian archipelago: 1. Saaremaa: 2,673: 31,304: West Estonian archipelago: Air link to Tallinn; car ferry via Muhu Island – Hiiumaa and ...
Compared to the Republic of Estonia on the whole, the population of Saare County and particularly of Kuressaare town is younger, whereas the number of the retired people is considerably smaller. Saaremaa is located in the heart of the Baltic region , which is one of the most rapidly growing markets in Europe, with 70 million consumers.
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
Estonia has a temperate climate, with four seasons of near-equal length. [2] Average temperatures range from 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) on the Baltic islands to 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) inland in July, the warmest month, and from −3.5 °C (25.7 °F) on the Baltic islands to −7.6 °C (18.3 °F) inland in February, the coldest month. [2]
The German-speaking population mostly left Estonia in 1939. Historically, large parts of Estonia's northwestern coast and islands have been populated by the indigenous ethnic group of rannarootslased ("Coastal Swedes"). In recent years, the number of Swedish residents in Estonia has risen again, numbering almost 500 people by 2008, owing to ...
In this article we take a look at the 15 Biggest Islands on Earth. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 5 Biggest Islands on Earth. While everybody wants to head to one of the countries with most ...
This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea.With an area of 16.4 km 2 (6.3 sq mi), it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga [2] and the seventh largest island of Estonia.With a length of 7 km (4.3 mi) and width of 3.3 km (2.1 mi), the island's highest point is 8.9 metres (29.2 ft) above sea level.