Estonia Facts

Facts about Estonia

Capital

Tallinn

Total Area

total: 45,226 sq km
land: 43,211 sq km
water: 2,015 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea

Population

1,332,893 (July 2005 est.)

Languages

Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Religions

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)

Life Expectancy

total population: 71.77 years
male: 66.28 years
female: 77.6 years (2005 est.)

Government Type

parliamentary republic

Currency

Estonian kroon (EEK)

GDP (per capita)

purchasing power parity - $14,300 (2004 est.)

Labour Force
660,000 (2004 est.)

Exports
$5.701 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports
$7.318 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Natural Resources
oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

Telephones (main lines in use)
475,000 (2002)

Telephones (mobile cellular)
881,000 (2002)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)