| Country name: |
Estonia |
| Capital: |
Tallinn |
| Country code: |
253 |
| Continent: |
Europe |
| Currency name: |
Euro |
| Independence: |
1991-08-20 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
20 August 1991 declared; 6 September 1991 recognized by the Soviet Union |
| Total area (km2): |
45,228 |
| Land area (km2): |
42,388 |
| Water area (km2): |
2,840 |
| Population: |
1,266,375 |
| Population note: |
1,266,375 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Estonian |
| All languages: |
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) |
| Time zone: |
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+372 |
| Domain: |
.ee (.eu is also used.) |
