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Estonia People

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

PEOPLE OF ESTONIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

15% (male 101,430/female 95,658)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.5% (male 423,664/female 464,813)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

17.5% (male 76,344/female 154,003) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

39.4 years

Median Age - male:

36 years

Median Age - female:

42.9 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.635% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.911 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.496 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.842 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.3 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

66.87 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

78.07 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Estonian(s)

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)

Languages:

Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)