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Estonia
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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Tallinn (399,900 inhabitants) |
| Area: |
45,227 sq km |
| Climate: |
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
| Landscape: |
flat in the north, hilly in the south and southeast |
| Population: |
1,332,893 |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census) |
| Languages: |
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) |
| Religions: |
Mainly Evangelical Lutheran |
| Nat. Holiday: |
Independence Day, 24 February |
| Government: |
Parliamentary Republic
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| President: |
Arnold Rüütel (since 8 October 2001) |
| Prime Minister: |
Andrus Ansip (since 12 April 2005)
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Economy
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| Currency: |
Estonian Kroon (EEK), 1 EUR = 15,65 EEK
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| GDP: |
US$ 19.23 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
US$ 14,300 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
6% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
3% (2004 est.)
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Labour force
per sector:
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Industry 26%, agriculture 7%, construction 7%, Other 60%
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Unemployment:
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9.6% (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$5.701 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery and equipment 33%, wood and paper 15%, textiles 14%, food products 8%, furniture 7%, metals, chemical products (2001)
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- partners:
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Finland 16.6%, Sweden 11.1%, UK 8.6%, Latvia 7.4%, Germany 7.2%, Russia 6.9%, US 5.5%, Lithuania 4% (2004)
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Imports:
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$7.318 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery and equipment 33.5%, chemical products 11.6%, textiles 10.3%, foodstuffs 9.4%, transportation equipment 8.9% (2001)
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| - partners: |
Finland 19.9%, Russia 13.2%, Germany 11.6%, Sweden 7.9% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Service, trade, light industry
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 148,5 million (2002), €118,3 million (2001)
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- products:
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Machines and means of transport, food products, alcohol, tobacco, chemicals
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NL imports:
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€164,1 million (2002), € 102,3 million (2001)
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| - products: |
Livestock and animal products, machines and commodities, wood and wood products
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Economic regions
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Tallinn and Harju county
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Tartu region and South Estonia
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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