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Capital Estonia : |
Tallinn .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Estonia :
| Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km .
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| Climate Estonia :
| maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers .
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| Life expectancy Estonia :
| 71.38 years .
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| Fertility rate Estonia :
| 1.39 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Estonia :
| parliamentary republic .
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| Population Estonia :
| 1,341,664 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Estonia :
| 45,226 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Estonia :
| 475,000 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Estonia :
| 881,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Estonia :
| 372.
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| Sex ratio total Estonia :
| 0.85 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Estonia ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Estonia ratio 15 64 :
| 0.91 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Estonia ratio 65 :
| 0.49 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Estonia :
| $-1.15 billion (2003) |
| HIV Estonia :
| 1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Estonia :
| NA (2000) |
| Literacy Estonia :
| 99,80% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Estonia :
| 3% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Estonia :
| 29.8% (1998) |
| Inflation Estonia :
| 1.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Estonia :
| 10.1% (2003) |
| Internet Users Estonia :
| 444,000 (2002) |
| Location Estonia :
| Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia |
| Geographic Coordinates Estonia :
| 59 00 N, 26 00 E |
| Religion Estonia :
| Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish |
| Administrative region Estonia :
| 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) |
| Terrain Estonia :
| marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south |
| Elevation extremes lowest Estonia :
| Baltic Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Estonia :
| Suur Munamagi 318 m |
| Natural resources Estonia :
| oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
| Land use arable land Estonia :
| 16,04% |
| Land use permanentcrops Estonia :
| 0,45% |
| Irrigated land Estonia :
| 40 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Estonia :
| sometimes flooding occurs in the spring |
| Environment current issues Estonia :
| 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 one twentieth 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 |
| Geography note Estonia :
| the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands |
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Divisions
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)
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