Estonia+by+Zack

 Have you ever heard of the __sacred__ staple food of Estonia?  Estonian staple foods are: grain, bread, potatoes, milk, salted fish, and pork. For certain meals, placing the table was simple. Soup in a wooden bowl, a large piece of meat on a platter accompanied by rye bread. At other times, however, the Estonians would have butter in a wooden tub, hot barley bread with cold, fresh milk, and stewed Mulgi sauerkraut with pork. The staple food for Estonia used to be bread and other various flower products. Whereas, bread was considered to be sacred, and one was not supposed to throw it or step on it. Other food, primarily animal foodstuffs, such as meat (salted), fish (dried, salted or fresh), and butter were called bread side dishes.

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Interesting facts:

There are 15 counties in Estonia: Harjumaa, Hiiumaa, Ida-Virumaa, Järvmaa, Jõgevamaa, Läänemaa, Lääne-Virumaa, Põlvamaa, Pärnumaa, Raplamaa, Saaremaa, Tartumaa, Valgamaa, Viljandimaa ja Võrumaa.

There are 47 cities (actually towns): Abja-Paluoja, Antsla, Elva, Haapsalu, Jõgeva, Jõhvi, Kallaste, Karksi-Nuia, Kehra, Keila, Kilingi-Nõmme, Kiviõli, Kohtla-Järve, Kunda, Kuressaare, Kärdla, Lihula, Loksa, Maardu, Mustvee, Mõisaküla, Narva, Narva-Jõesuu, Otepää, Paide, Paldiski, Põltsamaa, Põlva, Pärnu, Püssi, Rakvere, Rapla, Räpina, Saue, Sillamäe, Sindi, Suure-Jaani, Tallinn, Tamsalu, Tapa, Tartu, Tõrva, Türi, Valga, Viljandi, Võhma and Võru.

Fun and unique facts about Estonia:

Estonia is the smallest out of all the Baltic States, being only slightly smaller than Switzerland or Denmark. Each year on 24, December, the president of Estonia proclaims Christmas peace and takes part in a mass. Estonia is also known as "The Republic of Estonia."

Type of Government: Estonia follows the Parliamentary Republic. Their government coalition consists of three political parties: The Estonian Reform Party, The Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica, and The Estonian Social Democratic Party.

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