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Estonia

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Capital: Tallinn

Population

Total Population (million): 1.34
Annual growth rate: -0.37%
Density: 32 inhab./km²
Urban population: 69.14%
Population of principal cities: Tallinn (396193); Tartu (101740); Narva (66936); Kohtla-Järve (45740); Pärnu (44198)
Ethnic Origins: Estonian, 69% ; 26% Russian ; 5% other nationalities.
Official Language: Estonian
Other languages spoken: Due to the proximity, Russian is spoken in the country.
Business language: Estonian, Russian, Finnish and English.
Religion: Evangelist Lutheran, 13.6% ; Orthodox 12.8% ; other Christian (methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, 1.4% ); unafiliated 34.1% ; other and unspecified 32% ; none 6.1%.
Literacy rate: 99.77%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Tallinn

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 45,230 km²
Type of State: Republic based on constitutional parliamentary democracy.
Type of economy: Fast-growing and attractive economy, ideally located and member of the European Union.
Economy driven by domestic demand, income growth and foreign capital inflow.
HID*: 0.86
HDI (world rank): 44/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Tallinn
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Low: 3°  |  High: 8°

Humidity: 93%  |  Wind: 4 km/h
Sunrise: 7:49 am  |  Sunset: 4:20 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Estonia, dial 800
To call in Estonia, dial 372
Internet suffix: .ee
Computers: 48.9 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines: 0.0
Internet users: 0.0
Access to electricity: n.c.

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
77.8/100
Position:
Mostly free
World Rank:
12 out of 157
Regional Rank:
5 out of 41

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
1/7
Civil liberties:
1/7
Ranking:
Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
3/169
Evolution:
3 places up compared to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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