Info about Estonia

Estonia is mainly a lowland country that is bordered by the Baltic Sea, Latvia, and Russia. It has numerous lakes and forests and many rivers, most draining northward into the Gulf of Finland or eastward into Lake Peipus, its largest lake.

Capital
Tallin - 391 000 people
all city from Estonia

Country lead by
President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2006)
Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip (2005)

Population
1,324,333 (growth rate: –0.6%); birth rate: 10.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.7/1000; life expectancy: 72.0; density per sq mi: 76

Land Area
16,684 sq mi (43,211 sq km); total area: sq mi (sq km)

Monetary unit
Kroon

Language
Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%, other (2000)

Ethnicity
Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belorussian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000)

Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 14%, Russian Orthodox 13%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1%, unaffiliated 34%, none 6% (2001)

Transportation
Railways: total: 968 km (2004). Highways: total: 55,944 km; paved: 13,874 km (including 99 km of expressways); unpaved: 42,070 km (2002). Waterways: 500 km (2003). Ports and harbors: Kopli, Kuivastu, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu. Airports: 29 (2004 est.).

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