| Country (long form) |
Republic of Estonia |
| Capital |
Tallinn |
| Total Area |
17,461.86 sq mi
45,226.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined) |
| Population |
1,431,471 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
1,125,687 |
| Languages |
Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish, other |
| Literacy |
100.0% total, 100.0% male, 100.0% female |
| Religions |
Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish |
| Life Expectancy |
63.4 male, 75.79 female |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Estonian kroon (EEK) = 100 sents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$5,600 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
oil shale, shipbuilding, phosphates, electric motors, excavators, cement, furniture, clothing, textiles, paper, shoes, apparel |
| Agriculture |
potatoes, fruits, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish
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| Arable Land |
25% |
| Natural Resources |
shale oil (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay, limestone, dolomite, arable land |
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