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Estonia is the smallest of the Baltic countries, with a population of about 1.4 million people. More than two-thirds of the population lives in the urban areas in the North, including the capital Tallinn, and the northeastern part of the country, close to the border with the Russian Federation.
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Priimägi, L., Rüütel, K. (2006). HIV/AIDS in Estonia. In: Twigg, J.L. (eds) HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia Volume 2. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230603400_7
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