Destination Facts

Full country name: Republic of Estonia
Area: 45,200 sq km (16,272 sq mi)
Population: 1.4 million
Capital city: Tallinn (pop 420,500)
People: Estonian (65%), Russian (28%), Ukrainian (2.5%)
Language: Estonian
Religion: 23% Christian (Lutheranism and Orthodoxy)
Government: parliamentary democracy
President: Arnold Rüütel
Prime Minister: Mart Laar

Economy Facts

Monetary system:Kroon (EEK)=100 sents, in circulation since 1992. Exchange rate 16EEK per USD
GDP: US$9 billion
GDP per head: US$6450
Annual growth: 5.5%
Inflation: 10%
Major industries: Food, clothing, oil shale, metals, woodworking
Major trading partners: Finland, Sweden, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania
Member of EU: no

Sights

View of Old Tallinn

Tartu University, the oldest in the Baltics

Fortification in Narva