ESTONIA : FACTBOOK
 
  • Country name : Republic of Estonia, Estonia
     
  • Capital : Tallinn
     
  • Location : Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia.
     
  • Area : 45,226 sq km. slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined.
     
  • Climate : maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers.
     
  • Terrain : marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south.
     
  • Geography : the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands.
     
  • Population : 1,408,556 (July 2003 est.)
     
  • Ethnic groups : Estonian 65.3%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Belarusian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.6% (1998).
     
  • Languages : Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, other.
     
  • Religions : Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish.
     
  • Government type : parliamentary republic.
     
  • Administrative divisions : 15 counties
     
  • Currency : Estonian kroon (EEK)
     
  • GDP : $15.52 billion (2002 est.).
     
  • GDP - per capita : $11,000 (2002 est.)
     
  • Industries : engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textile; information technology, telecommunications.
     
  • Exports : $3.4 billion f.o.b. (2002)
     
  • Exports - commodities : machinery and equipment 33%, wood and paper 15%, textiles 14%, food products 8%, furniture 7%, metals, chemical products (2001).
     
  • Exports - partners : Finland 19.2%, Sweden 13.2%, UK 10.6%, Latvia 7.4%, Germany 7.2% (2002).
     
  • Imports : $4.4 billion f.o.b. (2002)
     
  • Imports - commodities : machinery and equipment 33.5%, chemical products 11.6%, textiles 10.3%, foodstuffs 9.4%, transportation equipment 8.9% (2001).
     
  • Imports - partners : Russia 26.6%, Finland 18.9%, Germany 9.2%, Sweden 8.2% (2002)
     
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