About Us Outline

Land Area    45,228 km²

Bordering Countries    Latvia, Russia

Geographic coordinates    59 00 N, 26 00 E

Coastline    1,242 mainland, including islands 2551 km ca (www.estonica.org)

Population    1,340,021 (2010 estimate)

Time Zone    UTC/GMT +3 hours (Current)

Official Language    Estonian

Currency    Estonian kroon

Dialling Code    +372

Internet TLD    .ee

Internet users    888,100 (ww.internetworldstats.com)

Highest Peak    Suur Munamägi (318m)

Five National Parks:    Karula National Park

                                      Lahemaa National Park

                                      Matsalu National Park

                                      Soomaa National Park

                                      Vilsandi National Park

 

Estonia is almost 50% forest
Over 10% of Estonia's land territory is designated a protected area
There are over 1500 islands
(www.visitestonia.com)


Fauna:   Mammals 64 Species ( brown bear, the wolf, the lynx and the European otter) 

Birds 329 Species (Of these, 222 species breed in Estonia (206 of them   regularly), 38 are transit migrants or winter visitors and the rest are occasional visitors) 

Fish 65 Species 

Amphibians 11 species Reptiles 3 species of lizards and 2 species of snakes

Invertebrates 15 000 species of insects and over 3500 species of other invertebrates 
(www.estonica.org)

 

National Territorial Waters:    12 nautical miles, i.e. ca 22.2 km

 

ECONOMY NUMBERS

Exports:    $9.233 billion (2009 est.) $12.63 billion (2008 est.)
Exports – commodities machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products
Exports – partners: Finland 18.3%, Sweden 13.8%, Russia 10.3%, Latvia 10%, Lithuania 5.7%, Germany 5.1%, US 4.8% (2008)
Imports:    $9.315 billion (2009 est.) $15.35 billion (2008 est.)
Imports – commodities: machinery and equipment 35%, textiles 19%, mineral fuels 19%, chemical products 9%, foodstuffs 6%
Imports – partners: Finland 14.2%, Germany 13.3%, Sweden 10%, Lithuania 8.9%, Latvia 8.9%, Russia 7.4%, Poland 4.6% (2008)

(data from www.economywatch.com)