Estonia is a small European country. It covers an area of 45,200 km. The population is about 1.3 million. The official language (state language) is Estonian. The monetary unit is the kroon (crown), which is denoted by the symbol EEK. The Kroon is made up of 100 sents
The first time independence was recognized internationally for Estonia was in 1920. It was lost in 1940 and recovered in 1991. In 1940 and following the German occupation in 1941–1944, Estonia was incorporated into the USSR (Soviet Union).
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Alver, J., Alver, L. (2008). Development of Accounting and Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards in Estonia. In: McGee, R.W. (eds) Accounting Reform in Transition and Developing Economies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25708-2_6
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