Area

45.227 km²

Population

About 1,355 million, Estonian 65.3%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Belarusian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.6% 

Borders

With Russia and Latvia

Capital

Tallinn, 404.000 habitants

Degree of Urbanisation

69%

Language

Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, other

Time zone

Central European Time + 1 hour

Structure

15 districts

Religion

Evangelical Lutheran, Orthodox, minorities of Catholics, Muslims and Jewish

Nature

The mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands

Climate

Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers.

State

Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik)

Form of government

Parliamentary republic

National day

Independence Day, 24 February

Head of the State

Arnold RUUTEL (since October, 2001)

Prime Minister

Juhan Parts (since 10. April 2003)

Parliament

Unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

Currency

1 Estonian kroon (EEK)= 100 Senti

GDP (04)

11,2 billion USD

GDP per capita (04)

8058 USD

GDP growth (04)

5.8%

Inflation (05)

1.3%

External trade (03)

Exports: 3,4 billion USD; machinery and equipment 38.5%, chemical products 11.2%, textiles 9.5%, foodstuffs 8.6%, metals 8.1%

Imports: 4,1 billion USD; machinery and equipment 24%, wood products 20%, textiles 17%, food products 9%, metals, chemical products

Unemployment rate (04)

9.8%

Major industries

Engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textile; services; transit, information technology, telecommunications