Estonia

Official Name:

Republic of Estonia (Estonia)

Area:

45.226 km ²

Population (2007):

1.315.912 inhabitants

Coastline:

3.794 km

Capital:

Tallinn

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Kopli, Kuivastu, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states

Political divisions:

15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond): Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru) Note: counties have the administrative center name following in parentheses

Language(s):

Estonian (official) 67,3%, Russian 29,7%, other 2,3%, unknown 0,7% (2000 census)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 24 February (1918); Note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Nationality:

Estonian(s)

Official time:

UTC 2. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Member of:

Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Internet country code:

.ee

Economic Profile

Currency:

Estonian kroon (EEK)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD20.300 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 13.890.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

11,4% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 3,4%
• Industry: 28%
• Services: 68,6%

Labor force:

673.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (1999):

• Agriculture 11%
• Industry: 20%
• Services 69%

Unemployment rate:

4,5% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

4,4% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

32,4% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD5.994.000.000
• Expenditures: USD5.718.000.000

Public debt:

3,6% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD -1.919.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 9.680.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Machinery and equipment 33%, wood and paper 15%, textiles 14%, food products 8%, furniture 7%, metals, chemical products (2001)

Exports - Partners:

Finland 26,3%, Sweden 13,2%, Latvia 8,8%, Russia 6,5%, Germany 6,2%, Lithuania 4,6% (2005)

Imports:

USD 12.030.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Machinery and equipment 33,5%, chemical products 11,6%, textiles 10,3%, foodstuffs 9,4%, transportation equipment 8,9% (2001)

Imports - partners:

Finland 19,7%, Germany 13,9%, Russia 9,2%, Sweden 8,9%, Lithuania 6%, Latvia 4,7% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 2.344.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 13.940.000.000 (2006)