Estonia is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 45,228 km² (approx. 17,463 mi²). Continental shelf of Estonia is approximately 36,992 km² (around 14,283 mi²). Estonia is located in Europe. Europe is a continent whose borders date back to the period of antiquity. European countries include, but are not limited to, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, and The Vatican. Estonia has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Latvia, Russia. Estonia is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Estonia is 61 m (200 ft).

Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Estonia is 657 kilometers (~254 miles). Estonia shares its land borders with 2 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Estonia, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Estonia has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Latvia, and Russia. The lengths of the land borders of Estonia with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Latvia - 339 km (211 mi),
Russia - 294 km (183 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Estonia is Tallinn. The largest city in Estonia is Tallinn.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Estonia is 61 m (200 ft). The highest point of Estonia is Suur Munamägi, with its official height being 318 m (1,043 ft). The lowest point of Estonia is Baltic Sea. The elevation difference between the highest (Suur Munamägi) and lowest (Baltic Sea) points of Estonia is 318 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Estonia is 45,228 km² (approx. 17,463 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 36,992 km² (~14,283 mi²). The continental shelf of Estonia is approximately 36,992 km² (around 14,283 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Estonia is approximately 82,220 km² (~31,745 mi²). Estonia is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land
23,066 km² of Estonia's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 51% of all the land in the country. There are 5,207 km² of arable land in Estonia, and it comprises 12% of the country's total territory.