Estonia
Republic of Estonia
Estonia sits in Northern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Tallinn
457.6K
Tartu
97.8K
Narva
53.4K
Population
1.4M
1,362,954 people
Area
45.2K km2
45,227 square kilometers
Density
30/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Tallinn
59.43, 24.72
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Estonia, officially listed here as Republic of Estonia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Estonia, EE, EST, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Estonia is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,362,954 people and a land area of 45,227 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 30 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 59, 26, while the capital coordinate reference is 59.43, 24.72. Estonia shares listed land borders with LVA, RUS, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Tallinn (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu and Kohtla-Järve. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Estonia, capital of Estonia, and major urban areas in Estonia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Estonia uses calling code +372, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Estonian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as EST. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 30.7 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Estonia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
EE / EST
Top-level domains
.ee
Continents
Europe
Border countries
LVA, RUS
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
EST
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Estonia is represented by the EE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tallinn
Tallinn
457,572
primary
#2
Tartu
Tartu
97,759
admin
#3
Narva
Narva
53,360
minor
#4
Pärnu
Pärnu
41,520
admin
#5
Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve
33,434
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+372
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Estonian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
30.7
2023