Estonia

General country information

Capital	Tallinn
Government	parliamentary republic
Area	45226 km²
Population / Density	1307605 (July 2008 est.) / 28/km²
Currency	Kroon (EEK) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 21100 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.86 (2005)
Official language(s)	Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Religions	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)
Climate	maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia Estonian Tourist Board Estonian Institute The Estonian Institute was founded in 1989. Its main tasks are to spread information about Estonian society, culture and education both at home and abroad; introducing Estonian culture to other countries and promoting cultural communication between Estonia and other countries; and supporting the teaching of Estonian language and culture-related subjects in the universities abroad. The Baltic Times The Baltic Times is an independent weekly newspaper that covers latest political, economic, business, and cultural events in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Estonian Railways