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Tallinn, capital city of Estonia

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.

Estonia Flag

Flag of Estonia

Estonia armorial

armorial of Estonia

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)

  1. urban municipalities

    :
    1. Haapsalu,
    2. Keila,
    3. Kohtla-Jarve,
    4. Loksa,
    5. Maardu,
    6. Narva,
    7. Narva-Joesuu,
    8. Paide,
    9. Parnu,
    10. Rakvere,
    11. Sillamae,
    12. Tallinn,
    13. Tartu,
    14. Viljandi,
    15. Voru

    rural municipalities

    :
    1. Alutaguse,
    2. Anija,
    3. Antsla,
    4. Elva,
    5. Haademeeste,
    6. Haljala,
    7. Harku,
    8. Hiiumaa,
    9. Jarva,
    10. Joelahtme,
    11. Jogeva,
    12. Johvi,
    13. Kadrina,
    14. Kambja,
    15. Kanepi,
    16. Kastre,
    17. Kehtna,
    18. Kihnu,
    19. Kiili,
    20. Kohila,
    21. Kose,
    22. Kuusalu,
    23. Laane-Harju,
    24. Laane-Nigula,
    25. Laaneranna,
    26. Luganuse,
    27. Luunja,
    28. Marjamaa,
    29. Muhu,
    30. Mulgi,
    31. Mustvee,
    32. Noo,
    33. Otepaa,
    34. Peipsiaare,
    35. Pohja-Parnumaa,
    36. Pohja-Sakala,
    37. Poltsamaa,
    38. Polva,
    39. Raasiku,
    40. Rae,
    41. Rakvere,
    42. Räpina,
    43. Rapla,
    44. Rouge,
    45. Ruhnu,
    46. Saarde,
    47. Saaremaa,
    48. Saku,
    49. Saue,
    50. Setomaa,
    51. Tapa,
    52. Tartu,
    53. Toila,
    54. Tori,
    55. Torva,
    56. Turi,
    57. Vaike-Maarja,
    58. Valga,
    59. Viimsi,
    60. Viljandi,
    61. Vinni,
    62. Viru-Nigula,
    63. Vormsi,
    64. 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
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Neighbouring countriesRussia, Latvia.
Estonia Climatemaritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Most predominant religionOrthodox,
Second most predominant religionLutheran,
Currency name & code Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD.ee
Estonia calling code+372

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