Estonia
Estonia is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Tallinn. About 1.4 million people live there (2025). It covers 45,335 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Tallinn
- People (2025)
- 1.4 million
- Area
- 45,335 km²
Estonia at a glance
- In its own language
- Eesti Vabariik
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Population
- 1,369,995 (2025)
- Area
- 45,335 km² (17,504 mi²)
- People are called
- Estonian
- Official languages
- Estonian
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$38 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.89 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 30.8 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 5.4% (2018)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Alar Karis (since 2021)
- Head of government
- Kristen Michal (since 2024)
- Country codes
- EE, EST
- Calling code
- +372
- Internet domain
- .ee
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 59°, 26°
Estonia and its neighbours
Estonia borders Latvia and Russia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Estonia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Estonia
- Ida-Viru County
- Jõgeva County
- Järva County
- Lääne County
- Lääne-Viru County
- Põlva County
- Pärnu County
- Rapla County
- Saare County
- Tartu County
- Valga County
- Viljandi County
- Võru County
- Harju County
- Hiiu County
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Baltic Assembly
- Nordic Battle Group
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
and 25 more organisations.
How far are you from Estonia?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Estonia?
The capital of Estonia is Tallinn.
What is the population of Estonia?
Estonia has about 1,369,995 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Estonia?
Estonia covers 45,335 square kilometres (17,504 square miles).
What language is spoken in Estonia?
The official language of Estonia is Estonian.
Which countries border Estonia?
Estonia shares a border with Latvia and Russia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.