COUNTRY INFORMATION
Official name
Republic of Estonia
Capital
Tallinn
Coordinates
59°00’ N, 26°00’ E
Location
Estonia is located in Eastern Europe and shares borders with Russia on the east and Latvia on the south.
Area
Total area: 45 226 sq km
Land area: 43 211 sq km
Water area: 2 015 sq km
Land boundaries
633 km
Coastline
3 794 km
Administrative division
Estonia is divided into 15 counties (maakonnad).
Political system
Estonia is a parliamentary republic. President is the chief of state and is elected by Parliament for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is nominated by the President and approved by Parliament. Parliament (Riigikogu) is unicameral and has 101 seats.
Population
1 307 605
Ethnic groups
Estonian 68%, Russian 26%, Ukrainian 2%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 1%, other 2%
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 14%, Orthodox 13%, other 63%