Key Facts
- GDP (ppp) per CAPITA
- $21,000 (2008 est.)
- Inflation Rate
- 10.4% (2008 est.)
- Population
- 1,299,371 (July 2009 est.)
- Country Risk Ratings
- A4
- Ease of Doing Business
- 22/181
- Global Competitiveness
- 32/134
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Estonia : Introduction
After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
Capital City:
Tallinn (+2 GMT)
Currency:
Estonian kroon (EEK)
(convert)
Languages:
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7%
Calling Code:
372
Voltage:
230
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%
quick links
Estonia: Country Commercial GuideEstonia: World Bank Doing Business Indicators
Estonia: Economist Country Briefing
Estonia: BBC Country Profile
Estonia: MSU Global Access
- Estonia: Eesti Pank
- Eesti Pank is Estonia's Central Bank. Its mission is to strengthen domestic and international confidence in the stability and integrity of the Estonian currency.
Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (August 2009)
