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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
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59 00 N, 26 00 E
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total: 45,228 sq km
country comparison to the world: 133
land:
42,388 sq km
water:
2,840 sq km
note:
includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea
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slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
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total: 633 km
border countries:
Latvia 343 km, Russia 290 km
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3,794 km
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states
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maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers
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marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south
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lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Suur Munamagi 318 m
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oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
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arable land: 12.05%
permanent crops:
0.35%
other:
87.6% (2005)
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40 sq km (2003)
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21.1 cu km (2005)
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total: 1.41 cu km/yr (56%/39%/5%)
per capita:
1,060 cu m/yr (2002)
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sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
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air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was 1/20 the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands
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noun: Estonian(s)
adjective:
Estonian
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Estonian 68.7%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%, other 1.6% (2008 census)
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Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
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Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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1,274,709 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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0-14 years: 15.3% (male 100,176/ female 94,351)
15-64 years:
66.8% (male 405,122/ female 446,204)
65 years and over:
18% (male 75,484/ female 153,372) (2012 est.)
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total: 40.8 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
44.1 years (2012 est.)
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-0.65% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
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10.43 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
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13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
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-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
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urban population: 69% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization:
0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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TALLINN (capital) 399,000 (2009)
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.49 male(s)/female
total population:
0.84 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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2 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 183
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total: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 164
male:
8.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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total population: 73.58 years
country comparison to the world: 117
male:
68.3 years
female:
79.19 years (2012 est.)
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1.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
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4.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 153
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3.409 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
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5.71 beds/1,000 population (2008)
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1.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
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9,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease:
tickborne encephalitis (2009)
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14.4% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 38
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4.9% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 60
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.8%
male:
99.8%
female:
99.8% (2010 census)
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total: 16 years
male:
15 years
female:
17 years (2008)
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total: 27.3%
country comparison to the world: 19
male:
31.8%
female:
21.2% (2009)
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conventional long form: Republic of Estonia
conventional short form:
Estonia
local long form:
Eesti Vabariik
local short form:
Eesti
former:
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
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parliamentary republic
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name: Tallinn
geographic coordinates:
59 26 N, 24 43 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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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
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20 August 1991 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)
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Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union
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adopted 28 June 1992
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civil law system
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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens
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chief of state: President Toomas Hendrik ILVES (since 9 October 2006)
head of government:
Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP (since 12 April 2005)
cabinet:
Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament
(For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections:
president elected by Parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after three rounds of balloting in the Parliament, then an electoral assembly (made up of Parliament plus members of local councils) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest number of votes; election last held on 29 August 2011 (next to be held in the fall of 2016); prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament
election results:
Toomas Hendrik ILVES reelected president; parliamentary vote - Toomas Hendrik ILVES 73, Indrek TARAND 25
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unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held on 6 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2015)
election results:
percent of vote by party - Estonian Reform Party 28.6%, Center Party of Estonia 23.3%, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica 20.5%, Social Democratic Party 17.1%, Estonian Greens 3.8%, Estonian People's Union 2.1%, other 4.6%; seats by party - Estonian Reform Party 33, Center Party 26, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica 23, Social Democratic Party 19
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Supreme Court (chairman appointed for life by Parliament)
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Center Party of Estonia (Keskerakond) [Edgar SAVISAAR]; Estonian Greens (Rohelised) [Aleksander LAANE]; Estonian People's Union (Rahvaliit) [Andrus BLOK]; Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) [Andrus ANSIP]; Social Democratic Party [Sven MIKSER]; Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (Isamaa je Res Publica Liit) [Urmas REINSALU]
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Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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chief of mission: Ambassador Marina KALJURAND
chancery:
2131 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
[1] (202) 588-0101
FAX:
[1] (202) 588-0108
consulate(s) general:
New York
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chief of mission: Ambassador Michael C. POLT
embassy:
Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn
mailing address:
use embassy street address
telephone:
[372] 668-8100
FAX:
[372] 668-8265
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three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white; various interpretations are linked to the flag colors; blue represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, while also reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country; black symbolizes the soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards enlightenment and virtue, and is the color of birch bark and snow, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun
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barn swallow, cornflower
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name: "Mu isamaa, mu onn ja room" (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy)
lyrics/music:
Johann Voldemar JANNSEN/Fredrik PACIUS
note:
adopted 1920, though banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; the anthem, used in Estonia since 1869, shares the same melody with that of Finland but has different lyrics
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Estonia, a 2004 European Union entrant, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda and have wavered little in their commitment to pro-market reforms. The current government has followed sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Germany. Tallinn's priority has been to sustain high growth rates - on average 8% per year from 2003 to 2007. Estonia's economy fell sharply into recession in mid-2008, primarily as a result of an investment and consumption slump following the bursting of the real estate market bubble. Estonia has rebounded well from the economic crisis. GDP contracted 14.3% in 2009, but the Estonian economy now has the highest GDP growth rate in Europe, largely thanks to a boom in exports and increased foreign investment following Estonia's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2011. Although Estonian GDP returned to positive growth in 2010, unemployment continued to rise, reaching an all time high of 19.8% in early 2010.
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$27.66 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$25.7 billion (2010 est.)
$25.13 billion (2009 est.)
note:
data are in 2011 US dollars
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$22.23 billion (2011 est.)
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7.6% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
2.3% (2010 est.)
-14.3% (2009 est.)
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$20,600 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
$19,200 (2010 est.)
$18,700 (2009 est.)
note:
data are in 2011 US dollars
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agriculture: 3.5%
industry:
28.5%
services:
61% (2011 est.)
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704,400 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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agriculture: 4.2%
industry:
20.2%
services:
75.6% (2010)
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12.1% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
16.9% (2010 est.)
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17.5% (2010)
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%:
27.7% (2004)
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31.3 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 107
37 (1999)
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21.5% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
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revenues: $8.491 billion
expenditures:
$8.646 billion (2011 est.)
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38.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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-0.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
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5.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
6.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
note:
data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds
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5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
3% (2010 est.)
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6.12% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
7.759% (31 December 2010 est.)
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$7.06 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
$6.614 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
note:
this figure represents the US dollar value of Estonian kroon in circulation prior to Estonia's joining the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the EMU; individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders
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$11.57 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
$11.36 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$19.51 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
$18.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$1.611 billion (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 97
$2.26 billion (31 December 2010)
$2.654 billion (31 December 2009)
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grain, potatoes, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish
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engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications
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18% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
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$707.6 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
$621.8 million (2010 est.)
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$16.84 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
$11.66 billion (2010 est.)
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machinery and electrical equipment 21%, wood and wood products 9%, metals 9%, furniture 7%, vehicles and parts 5%, food products and beverages 4%, textiles 4%, plastics 3%
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Sweden 17%, Finland 16.3%, Russia 11.9%, Latvia 8.6%, Germany 4.9%, Lithuania 4.9% (2011)
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$17.09 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
$11.94 billion (2010 est.)
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machinery and electrical equipment 22%, mineral fuels 18%, chemical products 3%, foodstuffs 6%, plastics 6%, textiles 5%
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Finland 13.4%, Latvia 11.6%, Sweden 11.3%, Germany 10.9%, Lithuania 8.7%, Poland 7.2%, China 4.7% (2011)
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$409 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
$2.568 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$25.22 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
$22.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$16.57 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
$16.39 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$7.524 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$6.029 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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kroon (EEK) per US dollar -
0.71 (2011 est.)
11.81 (2010 est.)
11.23 (2009)
10.7 (2008)
11.535 (2007)
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calendar year
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12.89 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
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7.755 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
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4.354 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
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1.1 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
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2.661 million kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
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94.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
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0.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
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5.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
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7,700 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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0.01 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
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0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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26,340 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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23,270 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
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701 million cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
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701 million cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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20.56 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
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470,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 101
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1.863 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 142
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general assessment: foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available
domestic:
substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections
international:
country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2011)
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the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected (2008)
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.ee
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848,009 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 49
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971,700 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 102
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18 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 141
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total: 13
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2012)
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total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
3 (2012)
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1 (2012)
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gas 859 km (2010)
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total: 1,200 km
country comparison to the world: 84
broad gauge:
1,200 km 1.520-m and 1.524-m gauge (133 km electrified) (2008)
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total: 58,034 km (includes 41,912 urban roads)
country comparison to the world: 77
paved:
34,936 km (includes 104 km of expressways)
unpaved:
23,098 km (2009)
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335 km (320 km are navigable year round) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 91
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total: 25
country comparison to the world: 89
by type:
cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 18, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned:
3 (Germany 1, Norway 2)
registered in other countries:
63 (Antigua and Barbuda 10, Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 1, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 6, Dominica 6, Finland 2, Latvia 3, Malta 16, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8, Sierra Leone 2, Sweden 3, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)
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Kuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Parnu Reid, Sillamae, Tallinn
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Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi): Land Force (Maavagi), Navy (Merevagi), Air Force (Ohuvagi), Defense League (Kaitseliit) (2012)
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obligation for compulsory service ages 16-60, with conscription "likely" ages 18-27; service requirement 8-11 months (2009)
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males age 16-49: 291,801
females age 16-49:
302,696 (2010 est.)
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males age 16-49: 210,854
females age 16-49:
251,185 (2010 est.)
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male: 6,668
female:
6,309 (2010 est.)
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2% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
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| Transnational Issues ::Estonia |
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Russia and Estonia in May 2005 signed a technical border agreement, but Russia in June 2005 recalled its signature after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Estonia implements strict Schengen border rules with Russia
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growing producer of synthetic drugs; increasingly important transshipment zone for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs since joining the European Union and the Schengen Accord; potential money laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is a concern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds; major use of opiates and ecstasy
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