Estonia

Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy
Location of  Estonia  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city		Tallinn 59°25′N 24°45′E
Official languages		Estoniana
Recognised regional languages		Võro Setu
Ethnic groups (2012)		69% Estoniansb 25.4% Russians 2.0% Ukrainians 1.1% Belarusians 0.8% Finns 1.6 % others
Demonym		Estonian
Government		Parliamentary republic
-	President	Toomas Hendrik Ilvesc
-	Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas
-	Parliament speaker	Ene Ergma (IRL)
-	Current coalition	(RE, IRL)
Independence from Russia
-	Autonomy declared	12 April 1917
-	Independence declared Officially recognised	24 February 1918 2 February 1920
-	1st Soviet occupation	1940–1941
-	German occupation	1941–1944
-	2nd Soviet occupation	1944–1991
-	Independence restored	20 August 1991
Area
-	Total	45,227 km2 (132nd) 17,413 sq mi
-	Water (%)	4.45%
Population
-	2010 estimate	1,340,194 (151st)
-	2012 census	1,294,236
-	Density	29/km2 (181st) 75/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$27.313 billion
-	Per capita	$21,059
GDP (nominal)		2012 estimate
-	Total	$22.225 billion
-	Per capita	$16,636
Gini (2009)		31.4 medium
HDI (2011)		0.835 very high · 34th
Currency		Euro (€)e (EUR)
Time zone		EET (UTC+2)
-	Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		372
Internet TLD		.eef
a. Võro and Seto in southern counties are spoken along with Estonian. Russian is still unofficially spoken in Ida-Virumaa and Tallinn, due to the Soviet Union's program promoting mass immigration of urban industrial workers during the post-war period. b. Including 5.4% Võros and 0.93% Setos.c. SDE member but nonpartisan while serving. d. 47,549 km2 (18,359 sq mi) were defined according to the Treaty of Tartu in 1920 between Estonia and Russia. Today the remaining 2,323 km2 (897 sq mi) are still occupied and part of Russia. The ceded areas include most of the former Petseri County and areas behind the Narva river including Ivangorod (Jaanilinn). Pechory remains under Russian control. e. Estonian kroon (EEK) before 2011. f. Also .eu, shared with other member states of the European Union.

Estonia ⁱ/ɨsˈtoʊniə/ (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.

Estonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 29 March 2004. It joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.

Estonia is east from the Baltic Sea and the northest of the Baltic States.

Estonia is divided into 15 counties (maakond): Harjumaa, Hiiumaa, Ida-Virumaa, Jõgevamaa, Järvamaa, Läänemaa, Lääne-Virumaa, Põlvamaa, Pärnumaa, Raplamaa, Saaremaa, Tartumaa, Valgamaa, Viljandimaa, Võrumaa.

Estonia has many forests, almost 50% of the land is covered with forests. Estonia has over 1,400 lakes and 1,500 islands.

International rankings

The following are links to international rankings of Estonia.

Index	Rank	Countries reviewed
Freedom House Internet Freedom 2012	1st	47
Index of Economic Freedom 2010	14th	157
Privacy International Yearly Privacy ranking of countries, 2007	5th	45
Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index 2011–2012	3rd	179
State of World Liberty Index	1st	159
Human Development Index 2010	34th	169
Corruption Perceptions Index 2010	29th	178
Networked Readiness Index 2009–2010	25th	133
Ease of Doing Business Index 2011	17th	158
State of The World's Children's Index 2012	10th	165
State of The World's Women's Index 2012	18th	165
Legatum Prosperity Index 2011	33rd	110

According to speedtest.net Estonia has one of the fastest Internet download speeds in the world with an average download speed of 27.12 Mbit/s.

Related pages

• Estonia at the Olympics
• Estonia national football team
• List of rivers of Estonia

Other websites

• Official State Website