Lääne County , or
Läänemaa (literally "Western land"; , ), is one of 15
counties of
Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the
Baltic Sea to the north,
Harju County to the north-east,
Rapla County to the east,
Pärnu County to the south, and the island counties of
Saare and
Hiiu to the west. In January 2009 Lääne County had a population of 23,810 – constituting 2.0% of the total population in Estonia.