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Business in Estonia: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Estonia...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of the republic Estonia
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Conventional short form:
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Estonia (Eesti)
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Conventional long form:
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Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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45.226 km²
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Population: 1)
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1.307.605 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Tallinn
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Government type: 1)
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parliamentary republic
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (since 9 October 2006)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Andrus Ansip (since 12 April 2005)
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Administrative districts:
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15 counties (maakonnad, singular: maakond) |
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- Harjumaa (Tallinn)
- Hiiumaa (Kardla)
- Ida-Virumaa (Johvi)
- Jarvamaa (Paide)
- Jogevamaa (Jogeva)
- Laanemaa (Haapsalu)
- Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere)
- Parnumaa (Parnu)
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- Polvamaa (Polva)
- Raplamaa (Rapla)
- Saaremaa (Kuressaare)
- Tartumaa (Tartu)
- Valgamaa (Valga)
- Viljandimaa (Viljandi)
- Vorumaa (Voru)
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Official language:
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Estonian
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Currency (code):
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Estonian kroon (EEK)
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Country code:
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00372
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Country symbol:
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EE
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Internet country code:
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.ee
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National holiday:
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24 February (1918)
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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14.9% (m: 100.143; f: 94.450) |
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15-64 years:
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67.5% (m: 420.896; f: 462.072) |
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65 years and over:
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17.6% (m: 76.171; f: 153.873) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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39.6 years |
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male:
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36.2 years |
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female:
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43.2 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Estonian (official),
- Russian
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1.982.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
387.336 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
780.000 (2007) |
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Geographic location:
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North-eastern Europe; it borders on the Baltic Sea and the gulf of Finland, between Russia and Finland
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Land boundaries: 1)
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633 km
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Border countries:
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- Latvia: 339 km
- Russia: 294 km
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Coastline: 1)
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3.794 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, sea mud
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Climate: 1)
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maritime, wet climate; moderate winters, cool summers |
Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 9 October, 2008
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V.
kindly supported by Creditreform Eesti OÜ
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