St Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city located in northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is informally known as Питер (Piter) and was formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогр ...

Date added: 21 April '06

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula river roughly 370 km from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000. The city area amounts to 516.9 sq km, with an agglomeration of 6100.43 sq km. Warsaw, also the capital of Masovian Voivods ...

Date added: 22 April '06

Riga

Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme, Ziemedu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts. Riga is located along the Baltic Sea at the southern coast of the Gulf of Riga, on the Rigava coastal plain. The historical core of Riga is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, about 10 kilometers from where ...

Date added: 02 May '06

Estonia

Surface: 45.215km² Population: 1,324,333 inhabitants Density of population: 35 inhabitants/km² Capital: Tallinn (484.000 inhabitants) Official language: Estonian Official currency: crown Brut Intern Product: 6.240 $/inhabitant State type: Republic Geographical Characteristics Because it was affected in the quaternary by the glacial calotte, the country's territory is formed by low swamp ...

Date added: 31 January '07