Estonia, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.

Image of Tallinn, capital city of Estonia
Estonia is an Baltic EU member running near-universal e-government, thriving start-up and cybersecurity sectors, and surpassing 60 % renewable electricity.
Estonia in one word would be “Digital,” meaning online governance.
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Estonia armorial
Estonia is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Estonia administrative divisions
15 urban municipalities (linnad), 64 rural municipalities (vallad)
urban municipalities
:- Haapsalu,
- Keila,
- Kohtla-Jarve,
- Loksa,
- Maardu,
- Narva,
- Narva-Joesuu,
- Paide,
- Parnu,
- Rakvere,
- Sillamae,
- Tallinn,
- Tartu,
- Viljandi,
- Voru
rural municipalities
:- Alutaguse,
- Anija,
- Antsla,
- Elva,
- Haademeeste,
- Haljala,
- Harku,
- Hiiumaa,
- Jarva,
- Joelahtme,
- Jogeva,
- Johvi,
- Kadrina,
- Kambja,
- Kanepi,
- Kastre,
- Kehtna,
- Kihnu,
- Kiili,
- Kohila,
- Kose,
- Kuusalu,
- Laane-Harju,
- Laane-Nigula,
- Laaneranna,
- Luganuse,
- Luunja,
- Marjamaa,
- Muhu,
- Mulgi,
- Mustvee,
- Noo,
- Otepaa,
- Peipsiaare,
- Pohja-Parnumaa,
- Pohja-Sakala,
- Poltsamaa,
- Polva,
- Raasiku,
- Rae,
- Rakvere,
- Räpina,
- Rapla,
- Rouge,
- Ruhnu,
- Saarde,
- Saaremaa,
- Saku,
- Saue,
- Setomaa,
- Tapa,
- Tartu,
- Toila,
- Tori,
- Torva,
- Turi,
- Vaike-Maarja,
- Valga,
- Viimsi,
- Viljandi,
- Vinni,
- Viru-Nigula,
- Vormsi,
- Voru
Easy learning about Estonia |
The capital city of Estonia is Tallinn.
Estonia is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Estonia are called Estonians |
Member of | European Union since 2004 Euro since 2011 Schengen since 2007 NATO since 2004 |
Estonia has a population of | 1,367,196 inhabitants within a total area of 45,226 Km2 (28,102 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Estonia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 24 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.62 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Estonia HDI ranks in position nº 36 worldwide HDI of 0.905 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Estonia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 184 countries Estonia passport ranks 8th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Estonia GDP per capita is | $32,760 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Estonia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Estonia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 578 ranks 20th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 59° 00' N, 26° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Russia, Latvia. |
Estonia Climate | maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
Most predominant religion | Orthodox, |
Second most predominant religion | Lutheran, |
Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
Internet ccTLD | .ee |
Estonia calling code | +372 |
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