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Republic of Estonia
National name: Eesti
President: Lennart Meri (1992)
Prime Minister: Mart Laar (1999)
Area: 17,666 sq. mi. (45,226 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 1,408,523 (average annual rate of natural increase: –0.52%); birth rate: 9.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 77
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Tallinn, 471,608. Other large city (1992 est.): Tartu, 113,400
Monetary unit: Kroon
Languages: Estonian (official), Russian, Finnish, English
Ethnicity/race: Estonian 61.5%, Russian 30.3%, Ukrainian 3.2%, Belorussian 1.8%, Finn 1.1%, other 2.1% (1989)
Religions: Lutheran, 78%; Orthodox, 19%
Literacy: 100%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $7.8 billion; $5,500 per capita. Real growth rate: 5.5%. Inflation: 6.5%. Unemployment: 9.6%. Labor force (1997 est.): 717,000; industry 42%, agriculture and forestry 11%, services 47% (1996 est.). Industries: oil shale, shipbuilding, phosphates, electric motors, excavators, cement, furniture, clothing, textiles, paper, shoes, apparel. Natural resources: oil shale (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay. Agriculture: potatoes, fruits, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish. Exports: $2.6 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and equipment 17%, textiles 16%, food products 8%, transport equipment 8%, mineral products 8%, chemical products 8% (1997). Imports: $3.9 billion (c.i.f., 1998): machinery and equipment 21%, transport equipment 12%, foodstuffs 10%, minerals 9%, textiles 8%, metals 8%, chemical products 8% (1997). Major trading partners: Finland, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Latvia, Japan, U.S.
