Guess the Country - starts with "E"?

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Guess the Country - starts with E?

This is another in a series of geography questions. Each question will contain several things about a country and the goal is to guess what country that is. We'll try to go through the alphabet in order, and have a new question each day.

Things about this country:

* Its name starts with the letter "E"

* 50% of its land is forest

*One of its trees won "Tree of the Year" on its continent in 2015

* It claims to be the birthplace of the First Christmas Tree

* It's the first country in the world to have a flat tax system

* Its athletes have won a total of 44 Olympic medals through 2022

Please don't cheat by looking it up or looking at other peoples' opinions and guesses. Make your best guess.

If you think you know what country this is, make your guess in an opinion below.

Good luck! And HAVE FUN!

The correct answer will be given in a few days (Tuesday).

Updates
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Thanks to all who participated and Congratulations to those that got this right.

The correct answer is Estonia.

Some details on the hints:
A 150-year-old oak tree in the middle of a football stadium won European Tree of the year in 2015
Its capital, Tallinn, had a Christmas Tree Market as early as 1441
Estonia taxes income at 20%, with very few exceptions (ex: some pensions get taxed at 10%)
Guess the Country - starts with "E"?
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