Estonia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Estonia

Capital City: Tallinn

Population: 1,324,333 (July 2006)

Population Growth: -0.64% (2006)

Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)

Languages: Estonian

Area: 45,226 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4.5% (2006)

Domain extension: .ee

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ESTONIA

Location:

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

59 00 N, 26 00 E

Area - total:

45,226 sq km

Area - total:

45,226 sq km

Area - land:

43,211 sq km

Area - water:

2,015 sq km

Land Boundaries:

633 km

Border Countries:

Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km

Terrain:

marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south

Elevation - highest point:

Suur Munamagi 318 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Baltic Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

Arable Land:

12.05%

Permanent Crops:

0.35%

Other Land Use:

87.6% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

sometimes flooding occurs in the spring