Estonia

total: 415,610 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)

the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 3 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; in 2016, there were 42 on-demand services available in Estonia, including 19 pay TVOD and SVOD services; roughly 85% of households accessed digital television services

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total: 1.183 million (2021 est.) percent of population: 91% (2021 est.)

general assessment: the competitive telecom market continues to progress with a range of regulatory measures which have enabled alternative operators to chip away at the fixed-line market share; fixed-line infrastructure upgrades have been focused on fiber, and the legacy DSL network has gradually been replaced; limited commercial 5G deployments have been made though an expansion of service availability awaits the delayed auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, which is expected to be held later in 2021 (2021) domestic: 22 per 100 for fixed-line subscribership and approximately 149 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2021) international: country code - 372; landing points for the EE-S-1, EESF-3, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, FEC and EESF-2 fiber-optic submarine cables to other Estonia points, Finland, and Sweden; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2019)

total subscriptions: 296,620 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2021 est.)

total subscriptions: 1,980,838 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 149 (2021 est.)

wheat, milk, barley, rapeseeds, rye, oats, peas, potatoes, pork, triticale

on food: 20.3% of household expenditures (2018 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 7.8% of household expenditures (2018 est.)

revenues: $12.282 billion (2019 est.) expenditures: $12.269 billion (2019 est.)

-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Fitch rating: AA- (2018) Moody's rating: A1 (2002) Standard & Poors rating: AA- (2011) note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.

-$709.328 million (2021 est.) -$370.205 million (2020 est.) $735.796 million (2019 est.)

$23.944 billion (2019 est.) $23.607 billion (2018 est.)

advanced service-based EU and OECD economy; regional trade and telecommunications leader; recently rejected Baltic sea rail tunnel from Tallinn to Helsinki; flat income taxation; substantial welfare system; balanced budget culture; business-friendly climate

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.845 (2021 est.) 0.876 (2020 est.) 0.893 (2019 est.) 0.847 (2018 est.) 0.885 (2017 est.)

$29.056 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $21.769 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $22.962 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

broadcasting equipment, coal tar oil, refined petroleum, cars, prefabricated buildings, lumber (2021)

Finland 12%, United States 9%, Latvia 9%, Sweden 8%, Russia 6% (2021)

calendar year

$31.461 billion (2019 est.)

household consumption: 50.3% (2017 est.) government consumption: 20.4% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 24% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: 2.2% (2017 est.) exports of goods and services: 77.2% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -74% (2017 est.)

agriculture: 2.8% (2017 est.) industry: 29.2% (2017 est.) services: 68.1% (2017 est.)

30.8 (2019 est.)

lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 25.6% (2015)

$29.234 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $21.813 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $21.712 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

refined petroleum, cars, coal tar oil, electricity, lumber, broadcasting equipment (2021)

Russia 15%, Finland 10%, Germany 10%, Latvia 7%, Lithuania 6% (2021)

7.13% (2021 est.)

food, engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications

4.65% (2021 est.) -0.44% (2020 est.) 2.28% (2019 est.)

704,700 (2021 est.)

21.7% (2018 est.)

23.77% of GDP (2020 est.) 14.05% of GDP (2019 est.) 13.46% of GDP (2018 est.) note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds

$51.531 billion (2021 est.) $47.708 billion (2020 est.) $47.972 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in 2017 dollars

8.01% (2021 est.) -0.55% (2020 est.) 3.74% (2019 est.)

$38,700 (2021 est.) $35,900 (2020 est.) $36,200 (2019 est.) note: data are in 2017 dollars

$2.371 billion (31 December 2021 est.) $1.997 billion (31 December 2020 est.) $1.426 billion (31 December 2019 est.)

20.69% (of GDP) (2020 est.)

6.33% (2021 est.) 6.8% (2020 est.) 4.45% (2019 est.)

total: 17.1% (2021 est.) male: 16.5% female: 17.8%

4.924 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 44,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 3.979 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) from consumed natural gas: 901,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)

production: 0 metric tons (2020 est.) consumption: 3,000 metric tons (2020 est.) exports: 0 metric tons (2020 est.) imports: 3,000 metric tons (2020 est.) proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 est.)

installed generating capacity: 3.03 million kW (2020 est.) consumption: 9.172 billion kWh (2020 est.) exports: 3.722 billion kWh (2020 est.) imports: 7.367 billion kWh (2020 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 375 million kWh (2020 est.)

electrification - total population: 100% (2021)

fossil fuels: 55.8% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) solar: 2% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) wind: 14.3% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) hydroelectricity: 0.7% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) tide and wave: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) geothermal: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) biomass and waste: 27.2% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)

76.329 million Btu/person (2019 est.)

production: 0 cubic meters (2021 est.) consumption: 417.106 million cubic meters (2020 est.) exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 est.) imports: 417.276 million cubic meters (2020 est.) proven reserves: 0 cubic meters (2021 est.)

total petroleum production: 21,800 bbl/day (2021 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 27,500 bbl/day (2019 est.) crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 est.)

27,150 bbl/day (2017 est.)

35,520 bbl/day (2017 est.)

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

particulate matter emissions: 6.35 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) carbon dioxide emissions: 16.59 megatons (2016 est.) methane emissions: 0.99 megatons (2020 est.)

maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers

air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amounts of pollutants emitted into the air have fallen dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

agricultural land: 22.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 14.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 7.2% (2018 est.) forest: 52.1% (2018 est.) other: 25.7% (2018 est.)

fresh water lake(s): Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake V rtsj rv - 270 sq km

0% of GDP (2018 est.)

0.85% of GDP (2018 est.)

12.81 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

municipal: 60 million cubic meters (2020 est.) industrial: 790 million cubic meters (2020 est.) agricultural: 4.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)

urban population: 69.8% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually: 473,000 tons (2015 est.) municipal solid waste recycled annually: 117,020 tons (2015 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.7% (2015 est.)

total: 45,228 sq km land: 42,388 sq km water: 2,840 sq km note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea

about twice the size of New Jersey

maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers

3,794 km

highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 61 m

59 00 N, 26 00 E

the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands

20 sq km (2016)

total: 657 km border countries (2): Latvia 333 km; Russia 324 km

agricultural land: 22.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 14.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 7.2% (2018 est.) forest: 52.1% (2018 est.) other: 25.7% (2018 est.)

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia

fresh water lake(s): Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake V rtsj rv - 270 sq km

Europe

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia

sometimes flooding occurs in the spring

oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south

15 urban municipalities (linnad, singular - linn), 64 rural municipalities (vallad, singular vald) urban municipalities: Haapsalu, Keila, Kohtla-Jarve, Loksa, Maardu, Narva, Narva-Joesuu, Paide, Parnu, Rakvere, Sillamae, Tallinn, Tartu, Viljandi, Voru rural municipalities: Alutaguse, Anija, Antsla, Elva, Haademeeste, Haljala, Harku, Hiiumaa, Jarva, Joelahtme, Jogeva, Johvi, Kadrina, Kambja, Kanepi, Kastre, Kehtna, Kihnu, Kiili, Kohila, Kose, Kuusalu, Laane-Harju, Laane-Nigula, Laaneranna, Luganuse, Luunja, Marjamaa, Muhu, Mulgi, Mustvee, Noo, Otepaa, Peipsiaare, Pohja-Parnumaa, Pohja-Sakala, Poltsamaa, Polva, Raasiku, Rae, Rakvere, R pina, Rapla, Rouge, Ruhnu, Saarde, Saaremaa, Saku, Saue, Setomaa, Tapa, Tartu, Toila, Tori, Torva, Turi, Vaike-Maarja, Valga, Viimsi, Viljandi, Vinni, Viru-Nigula, Vormsi, Voru

name: Tallinn geographic coordinates: 59 26 N, 24 43 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the Estonian name is generally believed to be derived from "Taani-linn" (originally meaning "Danish castle", now "Danish town") after a stronghold built in the area by the Danes; it could also have come from "tali-linn" ("winter castle" or "winter town") or "talu-linn" ("home castle" or "home town")

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Estonia dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

history: several previous; latest adopted 28 June 1992, entered into force 3 July 1992 amendments: proposed by at least one-fifth of Parliament members or by the president of the republic; passage requires three readings of the proposed amendment and a simple majority vote in two successive memberships of Parliament; passage of amendments to the "General Provisions" and "Amendment of the Constitution" chapters requires at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament to conduct a referendum and majority vote in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015

conventional long form: Republic of Estonia conventional short form: Estonia local long form: Eesti Vabariik local short form: Eesti former: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (while occupied by the USSR) etymology: the country name may derive from the Aesti, an ancient people who lived along the eastern Baltic Sea in the first centuries A.D.

chief of mission: Ambassador George P. KENT (since 21 February 2023) embassy: Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn mailing address: 4530 Tallinn Place, Washington DC 20521-4530 telephone: [372] 668-8100 FAX: [372] 668-8265 email address and website: acstallinn@state.gov https://ee.usembassy.gov/

chief of mission: Ambassador Kristjan PRIKK (since 7 July 2021) chancery: 2131 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC, 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 588-0101 FAX: [1] (202) 588-0108 email address and website: Embassy.Washington@mfa.ee https://washington.mfa.ee/ consulate(s) general: New York, San Francisco

chief of state: President Alar KARIS (since 11 October 2021) head of government: Prime Minister Kaja KALLAS (since 26 January 2021) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; if a president is still not elected, the process begins again; election last held on 30-31 August 2021 (next to be held in 2026); prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament election results: 2021 : Alar KARIS (independent) elected president; second round of voting in parliament with 72 of 101 votes 2016 : Kersti KALJULAID elected president with 81 of 98 votes in parliament (17 ballots blank) in the sixth round of voting; KALJULAID sworn in on 10 October - first female head of state of Estonia

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white; various interpretations are linked to the flag colors; blue represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, while also reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country; black symbolizes the soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards enlightenment and virtue, and is the color of birch bark and snow, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun

parliamentary republic

24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 19 justices, including the chief justice, and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers) judge selection and term of office: the chief justice is proposed by the president of the republic and appointed by the Riigikogu; other justices proposed by the chief justice and appointed by the Riigikogu; justices appointed for life subordinate courts: circuit (appellate) courts; administrative, county, city, and specialized courts

civil law system

description: unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open- list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 5 March 2023; next elections 7 March 2027 election results: 2023: percent of vote by party - Reform 31.2%, EKRE 16.1%, Center 15.3%, E200 13.3%, SDE 9.3%, Pro Patria 8.2%, Left 2.4%, Right 2.3%, Greens 1.0%; seats by party - Reform 37, EKRE 17, Center 16, E200 14, SDE 9, Pro Patria 8; composition - men 71, women 30, percent of women 29.7%

name: "Mu isamaa, mu onn ja room" (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy) lyrics/music: Johann Voldemar JANNSEN/Fredrik PACIUS note: adopted 1920, though banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; the anthem, used in Estonia since 1869, shares the same melody as Finland's but has different lyrics

total World Heritage Sites: 2 (both cultural) selected World Heritage Site locales: Historic Center (Old Town) of Tallinn ; Struve Geodetic Arc

Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union restoring its statehood

barn swallow, cornflower; national colors: blue, black, white

Center Party of Estonia (Keskerakond) or K [Juri RATAS] Estonia 200 [Kristina KALLAS] Estonian Conservative People's Party (Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond) or EKRE [Martin HELME] Estonian Greens (Greens/EFA) [Marko KAASIK Johanna Maria TOUGU] Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) or RE [Kaja KALLAS] Pro Patria (Isamaa) [Helir-Valdor SEEDER] Social Democratic Party or SDE [Lauri LAANEMETS]

18 years of age; universal; age 16 for local elections

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 and many other countries - 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 the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.

the Estonian military is a compact force that relies heavily on conscripts and reservists and the support of its NATO allies; Estonia s defense policy aims to guarantee the country s independence and sovereignty, protect its territorial integrity, including waters and airspace, and preserve constitutional order; Estonia s main defense goals are developing and maintaining a credible deterrent to outside aggression and ensuring the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) can fulfill their commitments to NATO and interoperate with the armed forces of NATO and EU member states; the EDF s primary external focus is Russia; since Russia s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Estonia has boosted defense spending, sent arms to Ukraine, and sought to boost the EDF s capabilities in such areas as air defense, artillery, personnel readiness, and surveillance Estonia has been a member of NATO since 2004 and is fully integrated within the NATO structure; since 2017, Estonia has hosted a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; as the EDF Air Force does not have any combat aircraft, NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on four-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft have been hosted at Estonia s mari Air Base since 2014; Estonia also hosts a NATO cyber security center; it cooperates closely with the EU on defense issues through the EU Common Security and Defense Policy and is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions; Estonia also has close defense ties with its Baltic neighbors and has bilateral military agreements with a number of European countries, as well as Canada and the US the Estonian Army features a divisional headquarters, two infantry brigades, and an artillery battalion, plus supporting units; it would rely heavily on mobilized reserves during a crisis, which would be used to fill out active-duty units and staff territorial defense units; the Estonian Navy features a mine warfare flotilla; the EDF also has a special operations command (2023)

Estonian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Estonian Defense League (Reserves) Ministry of Interior: Police, Border Guard Board, Internal Security Service (2023)

approximately 7,000 active-duty personnel; approximately 15,000 Defense League (2023) note: the Estonian Defense Forces rely largely on reservists who have completed compulsory conscription in the previous 10 years to fill out its active duty and Territorial Defense units during a crisis; there are more than 40,000 trained reservists and approximately 230,000 Estonians are enrolled in the mobilization registry

the Estonian military has a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern equipment, mostly from western European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, and the US (2023)

2.7% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2022 est.) 2% of GDP (2021) 2.3% of GDP (2020) 2% of GDP (2019)

18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer, and as of 2018 could serve in any military branch (2023) note 1: conscripts comprise approximately 3,000-3,300 of the Estonian military's 7,000 active-duty personnel and serve in all branches, except for the Air Force; after conscript service, reservists are called up for training every 5 years; Estonia has had conscription since 1991 note 2: in 2020, women comprised about 10% of the full-time professional military force; the National Defense League includes a Women's Voluntary Defense Organization of about 3,000 members

0-14 years: 15.56% (male 95,732/female 91,384) 15-64 years: 62.27% (male 376,599/female 372,380) 65 years and over: 22.17% (2023 est.) (male 94,291/female 172,376)

total: 11.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 1.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 4.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 1.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

8.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

0.4% (2013/15)

NA

7.8% of GDP (2020)

52.3% (2023 est.)

13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

total dependency ratio: 58.3 youth dependency ratio: 26.1 elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: NA total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: NA total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)

6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8%, Ukrainian 1.7%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 0.6%, other 1.6%, unspecified 1.6% (2011 est.)

0.79 (2023 est.)

4.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)

total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.) male: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

total population: 78.1 years (2023 est.) male: 73.5 years female: 82.9 years

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.9% male: 99.9% female: 99.9% (2021)

degree of risk: intermediate (2020) vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis

454,000 TALLINN (capital) (2023)

5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

total: 44.7 years (2023 est.) male: 41.5 years female: 47.9 years

28.2 years (2020 est.)

noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian

-2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

21.2% (2016)

3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2019)

1,202,762 (2023 est.)

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

-0.74% (2023 est.)

Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)

improved: urban: 99.8% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)

total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 17 years (2020)

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

total: 29.7% (2020 est.) male: 36.3% (2020 est.) female: 23% (2020 est.)

1.62 children born/woman (2023 est.)

urban population: 69.8% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Russia and Estonia in May 2005 signed a technical border agreement, but Russia in June 2005 recalled its signature after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Estonia implements strict Schengen border rules with Russia

producer of synthetic drugs; important transshipment zone for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs since joining the European Union and the Schengen Accord; potential money laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is a concern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds; major use of opiates and ecstasy

refugees (country of origin): 50,450 (Ukraine) (as of 3 December 2023) stateless persons: 70,604 (2022); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old

18 (2021)

13 note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the typical length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)

5 note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control

ES

1 (2021)

total: 70 (2022) by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 3, other 65

number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 14 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 31,981 (2018)

2,360 km gas (2016)

major seaport(s): Kuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Parnu Reid, Sillamae, Tallinn

total: 1,441 km (2020) 225 km electrified

total: 58,412 km (2011) (includes urban roads) paved: 10,427 km (2011) (includes 115 km of expressways) unpaved: 47,985 km (2011)

Estonia operates two PC 5 or 6 class icebreakers in the Baltic Sea note - PC indicates a Polar Class vessel: PC 5 - year-round operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 70-120 cm); PC 6 - summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 30-70 cm)

335 km (2011) (320 km are navigable year-round)