| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Estonian | Other languages: Russian |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ee | International Dialling Code: 372 |
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For help planning your trip to Estonia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Estonia trip planning page.
Further information on Estonia
Discover more about Estonia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 45,226 sq km (2,015 sq km under water)
Coastline: 3,794 km (Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland)
Neighbours (border lengths): Latvia (343km), Russia (290km)
Highest mountain: Suur Munamagi (318m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Estonia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 34/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 8/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 10/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 26/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 18/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Estonia Status: Independent Country
Population: 1,257,921 (rank: 153/196) Density: 27.8 people/sq km (rank: 151/196)
Ethnic groups: Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census)
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
GDP (PPP): $29.94 billion GDP per capita: $22,400 (rank: 49/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.