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DIVING ESTONIA INTRODUCTION

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%