| Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik |
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Anthem: Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
(English: "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy")
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Capital
(and largest city) | Tallinn
59°25′N24°45′E / 59.417°N 24.75°E / 59.417; 24.75 |
| Official language(s) | Estonian1 |
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| Recognised regional languages | Swedish |
| Ethnic groups (2012) | 69% Estonians (including 5,4% Võros and 0,93% Setos[1]),
25.4% Russians,
2% Ukrainians,
1.1% Belarusians,
0.8% Finns,
1.6 % others[2] |
| Demonym | Estonian |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Toomas Hendrik Ilves (nonpartisan, until 1 January 2007 – SDE) |
| - | Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip (RE) |
| - | Parliament speaker | Ene Ergma (IRL) |
| - | Current coalition | (RE, IRL) |
| Legislature | Riigikogu |
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| Independence | from Russia |
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| - | 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 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 45,227 km2 (132nd2)
17,413 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 4.45% |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 1,340,194[3] (151st) |
| - | 2012 census | 1,294,236[4] |
| - | Density | 29/km2 (181st)
75/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $27.313 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $21,059[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $22.225 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $16,636[5] |
| Gini (2009) | 31.4 |
| HDI (2011) |  0.835[6] (very high) (34th) |
| Currency | Euro (€)3 (EUR) |
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| Time zone | EET(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | EE |
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| Internet TLD | .ee4 |
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| Calling code | 372 |
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| 1 | Võro and Seto in southern counties are spoken along with Estonian. Russian is still unofficially spoken in Ida-Virumaa and Tallinn, due to the Soviet program promoting mass immigration of urban industrial workers from the USSR in the post-war period. |
| 2 | 47,549 km2 (18,359 sq mi) were defined according to the Treaty of Tartu in 1920 between Estonia and Russia. Today the remaining 2,323 km2 (897 sq mi) are still occupied and part of Russia.
The ceded areas include most of the former Petseri County and areas behind the Narva river including Ivangorod (Jaanilinn).[7][8] |
| 3 | Before 2011: Estonian kroon (EEK). |
| 4 | .eu is also shared with other member states of the European Union. |
![Location of Estonia (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Estonia.svg)
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