Estonia Flag

Local name: Eesti

Capital: Tallinn

Population: 1,324,333

Government: parliamentary republic

Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)

Land size: 45,226 sq km

Topography: marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south

Typical foods:

Major exports: machinery and equipment 33%, wood and paper 15%, textiles 14%, food products 8%, furniture 7%, metals, chemical products

Official language: Estonian

Other languages spoken: Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7%

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%

Literacy rate: 99.8%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.84 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 72.04 years

Ethnic groups: Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2%

Internet users: 670,000

Famous people: Carmen Kass