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.)