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| Common name | Estonia | | Local name | | | Name | | | Anthem | Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
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| | Capital | Tallinn | | Largest city | Tallinn | | Official languages | Estonian1 | | Regional languages | Võro, Setu | | Ethnic groups | 68.8% Estonians,
25.5% Russians,
2.1% Ukrainians,
1.2% Belarusians,
2.4 % others and unspecified (2010) | | Demonym | Estonian | | Government | Parliamentary republic | | President | Toomas Hendrik Ilves (nonpartisan, until 01 January 2007 � SDE) | | Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip (RE) | | Parliament speaker | Ene Ergma (IRL) | | Current coalition | (RE, IRL) | | Independence from | Independence from (Russia) | | Autonomy declared | 12 April 1917 | Independence declared
Officially recognised | 24 February 1918
2 February 1920 | | 1st Soviet occupation | 1940 � 1941 | | German occupation | 1941 � 1944 | | 2nd Soviet occupation | 1944 � 1991 | | Independence restored | 20 August 1991 | | EU accession | 1 May 2004 | | Total Area | 17413 sq mi (45099.7 km2) (132nd2) | | Water % | 4.45% | | Population Est. | 1340194 (151st) | | Population census | 1370052 (2000) | | Density (pop.) | 29/km2 (181st) (75/sq mi) | | GDP PPP | $25.784 billion (2011) | | GDP (PPP) per capita | $19,375 | | GDP (nominal) | $20.325 billion (2011) | | GDP (nominal) per capita | $15,272 | | Gini | 34 (2005) (medium) | | HDI | (+)0.812 (2010) (very high) (34th) | | Currency | Euro3 (EUR) | | Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | | - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | | Drives on the | right | | Internet TLD | .ee4 | | Calling code | 372 |
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Estonia c-enaudio=en-us-Estonia.oggɨsˈtoʊniə ( ), officially the Republic of Estonia ( ), is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by the Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation (338.6 km). Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory of Estonia covers 45227 km2 (17462.2 sqmi), and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. The Estonians are a Finnic people, and the official language, Estonian, is closely related to Finnish.
Estonia is a democratic parliamentary republic and is divided into 15 counties. The capital and largest city is Tallinn. With a population of 1.34 million, Estonia is one of the least-populous members of the European Union, Eurozone and NATO. Today, Estonia has the highest GDP per person among former Soviet republics. Estonia is listed as a "High-Income Economy" by the World Bank, as an "advanced economy" by the International Monetary Fund and the country is an OECD member. The United Nations lists Estonia as a developed country with a Human Development Index of "Very High". The country is also ranked highly for press freedom, economic freedom, democracy and political freedom and education.
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