Estonia

Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik  (Estonian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" (English: "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy")
Location of  Estonia  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Tallinna 59°25′N 24°45′E / 59.417°N 24.750°E / 59.417; 24.750
Official language and national language	Estonian
Other recognised languages	Russian Ukrainian Lithuanian Belarusian Latvian Finnish Swedish
Ethnic groups (2019[1])	68.5% Estonians 24.8% Russians 1.8% Ukrainians 0.9% Belarusians 0.6% Finns 3.4% Others
Demonym(s)	Estonian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Alar Karis
• Prime Minister	Kristen Michal
Legislature	Riigikogu
Independence
• Autonomy declared	12 April 1917
• Independence declared	24 February 1918
• Independence recognised	2 February 1920
• Soviet and German occupations	1940–1991
• Independence restored	20 August 1991
• Joined the European Union	1 May 2004
Area
• Total	45,227[2] km2 (17,462 sq mi) (129thd)
• Water (%)	4.45%
Population
• 2020 estimate	1,328,360[3] (153rd)
• 2011 census	1,294,455[4]
• Density	28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) (149th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$49.644 billion[5]
• Per capita	$37,605[5] (43rd)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$32.742 billion[5]
• Per capita	$24,802[5] (35th)
Gini (2018)	30.6[6] medium
HDI (2018)	0.882[7] very high · 30th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+372
ISO 3166 code	EE
Internet TLD	.eee
The Supreme Court and one ministry are based in Tartu. According to the Constitution of Estonia, Estonian is the only official language.[8] In southern counties, Võro and Seto are spoken along with it. Russian is spoken in parts of Ida-Virumaa and Tallinn. Including 5.4% Võros and 0.93% Setos.[9] 47,549 km2 (18,359 sq mi) were defined according to the Treaty of Tartu in 1920 Also .eu, shared with other member states of the European Union.

Estonia /isˈtoʊniə/ (listen) (Estonian: Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik) is a small country in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe. The capital city is Tallinn. Estonia's neighbors are Sweden, Finland, Russia and Latvia. Its population is 1,332,893.^[10]

The territory of Estonia has the mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea.^[11]

1. ↑ "Rahvaarv rahvuse järgi, 1. jaanuar, aasta". stat.ee. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
2. ↑ "Minifacts About Estonia 2017". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
3. ↑ "Population at beginning of year". Statistics Estonia. 2020. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
4. ↑ "Phc 2011 results". Statistics Estonia. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "Estonia". International Monetary Fund. 2019.
6. ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income". EU-SILC survey. Eurostat. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
7. ↑ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
8. ↑ Constitution of the Republic of Estonia Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, 6th article
9. ↑ Võrokesed ees, setod järel. postimees.ee (13 July 2012).
10. ↑ "World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer". www.google.com.
11. ↑ Matthew Holehouse Estonia discovers it's actually larger after finding 800 new islands The Telegraph, 28 August 2015