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Estonia - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
1,315,912 (July 2007 est.)total population: 72.3 years
male: 66.87 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census)Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary republic Tallinn
IndependanceNational day
20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 28 June 1992based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$13.62 billion (2006 est.)9.8% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$19,600 (2006 est.)4.5% (2006)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
5% (2003)4.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$9.68 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$12.03 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$2.344 billion (2006 est.)Estonian kroon (EEK)
Military expenditures
2% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia 45,226 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summersoil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
1.445 million (2005).ee
Internet hostsInternet users
52,241 (2006)690,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
24 (2006)958 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
56,856 km gas 859 km (2006)