Facts and Figures
Full name: Republic of Estonia
Nationality
noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian
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Area
total: 45,226 sq km land: 43,211 sq km water: 2,015 sq km
Population: 1,332,893 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Estonian 65.3%
Russian 28.1% Ukrainian 2.5% Belarusian 1.5% Finn 1% other 1.6% (1998)
Capital: Tallinn, – 405,000
Largest Cities
Tartu – 100,000 Narva – 75,000 Kohtla – Jarve 50,000
Parnu – 45,000
Official Language Estonian (official) Russian Ukrainian Finnish
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran
Russian Orthodox Estonian Orthodox Baptist Methodist Seventh-Day Adventist Roman Catholic Pentecostal Word of Life Jewish
Political system: parliamentary republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $19.23 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $14,300 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 6% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 4.1% industry: 28.9% services: 67% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 3% (2004 est.)