Estonia

Republic of Estonia
Eesti Vabariik  (Estonian)
Anthem: 
Location of  Estonia  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Estonia  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (green & grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Tallinna
59°25′N 24°45′E / 59.417°N 24.750°E / 59.417; 24.750
Official language
and national language
Estonian
Other recognised languages
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Lithuanian
  • Belarusian
  • Latvian
  • Finnish
  • Swedish
Ethnic groups
(2019[1])
Demonym(s)Estonian
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
• President
Alar Karis
Kristen Michal
LegislatureRiigikogu
Independence
12 April 1917
24 February 1918
2 February 1920
1940–1991
20 August 1991
1 May 2004
Area
• Total
45,227[2] km2 (17,462 sq mi) (129thd)
• Water (%)
4.45%
Population
• 2020 estimate
Increase 1,328,360[3] (153rd)
• 2011 census
1,294,455[4]
• Density
28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) (149th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$49.644 billion[5]
• Per capita
$37,605[5] (43rd)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
$32.742 billion[5]
• Per capita
$24,802[5] (35th)
Gini (2018)Positive decrease 30.6[6]
medium
HDI (2018)Increase 0.882[7]
very high · 30th
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+372
ISO 3166 codeEE
Internet TLD.eee
  1. The Supreme Court and one ministry are based in Tartu.
  2. According to the Constitution of Estonia, Estonian is the only official language.[8] In southern counties, Võro and Seto are spoken along with it. Russian is spoken in parts of Ida-Virumaa and Tallinn.
  3. Including 5.4% Võros and 0.93% Setos.[9]
  4. 47,549 km2 (18,359 sq mi) were defined according to the Treaty of Tartu in 1920
  5. Also .eu, shared with other member states of the European Union.

Estonia /isˈtniə/ (audio speaker iconlisten) (Estonian: Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik) is a small country in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe. The capital city is Tallinn. Estonia's neighbors are Sweden, Finland, Russia and Latvia. Its population is 1,332,893.[10]

The territory of Estonia has the mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea.[11]

  1. "Rahvaarv rahvuse järgi, 1. jaanuar, aasta". stat.ee. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. "Minifacts About Estonia 2017". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. "Population at beginning of year". Statistics Estonia. 2020. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. "Phc 2011 results". Statistics Estonia. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Estonia". International Monetary Fund. 2019.
  6. "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income". EU-SILC survey. Eurostat. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. Constitution of the Republic of Estonia Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, 6th article
  9. Võrokesed ees, setod järel. postimees.ee (13 July 2012).
  10. "World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer". www.google.com.
  11. Matthew Holehouse Estonia discovers it's actually larger after finding 800 new islands The Telegraph, 28 August 2015

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