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Estonia - GENERAL INFORMATION

Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food

Population

Main Cities	Population
Tallinn	443,000
Tartu	105,000
Narva	79,000
Kohtla-Jarve	72,000
Parnu	52,000

Total population (millions):	1.3
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population:	70%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth:	-0.6%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) :

45,100

Population origin

Origin of the population	% Of the population
Estonian	61.4
Russian	30.4
Ukrainian	3.2
Other	5

Local time

It is %T:%M %A in Tallinn

GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer

Languages

Official language: Estonian
Business language: Estonian, Russian, Finnish and English.

Free translation tools in Estonia :
Ectaco
Free English-Estonian-English dictionary

Institute of Baltic Studies
Free English-Estonian-English dictionary

Religion

Religious practises : Protestants 80%
Christians orthodox 19%
Others 1%.

Political system

Estonia is an independent parliamentary republic. The constitution dates from June, 1992 and was passed by referendum. Riikikogu (the legislative branch) is the parliament and every representative is elected for a four-year term. The government is runned by the prime minister. The President is elected every five years and he is the Head of State.
Capital: Tallinn
Head of State (president of the Republic): M. Arnold RUUTEL, elected on September 21 2001.
Chief of government: Mr. Juhan PARTS, named on April 7, 2003.

Climate

Tourism

Number of visitors in Estonia	2002	2003	2004	World rank
Number of visitors (1000)	1362	1462	1750	n.a.

Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

Tourist sites

Tallinn and its old city.

For more information about tourism in Estonia , check out the following web site(s) :
Estonian Tourism Board

Food

Traditional dishes

Sult: veal in jelly.
Rosolje: beets and herrings salad served with a French dressing.

Last modified in October 2005