Estonia
Information
Capital | Tallinn |
Currency | Euro (EUR) |
Government | Parliamentary Republic |
Area/ Size | 45,228 sq km |
Population | 1,251,581 (July 2017 est.) |
Language | Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.) |
Religion | Lutheran 9.9%, Orthodox 16.2%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.) |
Climate | Maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
Industry | Industries: food, engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications
Industrial production growth rate: 3.8% (2017 est.) Exports – commodities: machinery and electrical equipment 30%, food products and beverages 9%, mineral fuels 6%, wood and wood products 14%, articles of base metals 7%, furniture and bedding 11%, vehicles and parts 3%, chemicals 4% (2016 est.) Exports – partners: Finland 16.2%, Sweden 13.5%, Latvia 9.2%, Russia 7.3%, Germany 6.9%, Lithuania 5.9% (2017) |
Transport | Airports: 18 (2013)
Pipelines: gas 2,360 km (2016) Railways: total: 2,146 km Roadways: total: 58,412 km (includes urban roads); paved: 10,427 km Waterways: 335 km |
Economy | GDP (PPP): $44.196 billion (2018 est.)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 3.4% industry: 27.8% services: 68.8% (2017 est.) |
Other Facts | Internet users: total: 1,097,921; percent of population: 87.2% (July 2016 est.)
Electricity – from fossil fuels: 85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) Electricity – from other renewable sources: 14.7% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |