Estonia

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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Climate
maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Terrain
marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south
Natural resources
oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
People & Society
Languages
Estonian (official) 67.2%, Russian 28.5%, other 3.7%, unspecified 0.6% (2021est.)
Religions
Orthodox 16.5%, Protestant 9.2% (Lutheran 7.7%, other Protestant 1.5%), other 3% (includes Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jehovah's Witness, Pentecostal, Buddhist, and Taara Believer), none 58.4%, unspecified 12.9% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)
National holiday
Independence Day, 24 February (1918)
Legal system
civil law system
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$57.001 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$41,500 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-0.3% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.5% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
7.9% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Finland 14%, Latvia 10%, Lithuania 9%, Sweden 7%, Russia 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
Finland 11%, Germany 11%, China 10%, Lithuania 6%, Poland 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

Estonia is a country[1]. Estonia draws 139,408 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #9 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Award of the Peace of Westphalia[3]
  • Member of: European Union[4]
  • Country: Estonia[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Baltic Sea[6], Lake Peipus[7]
  • Head of government: Kaja Kallas[8], Kristen Michal[9]
  • Continent: Europe[10]
  • Instance of: sovereign state[11], unitary state[12], republic[13], country bordering the Baltic Sea[14]
  • Head of state: Alar Karis[15], Ülle Madise[16]
  • Capital: Tallinn[17]
  • Official language: Estonian[18]
  • Currency: euro[19]
  • Shares border with: Latvia[20], Russia[21], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[22], Sweden[23]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ee[24]
  • Anthem: Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm[25]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[26]
  • Named after: Virumaa[27], Ugandi County[28]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ida-Viru County[29], Jõgeva County[30], Järva County[31], Lääne County[32], Lääne-Viru County[33], Põlva County[34], Pärnu County[35], Rapla County[36], Saare County[37], Tartu County[38], Valga County[39], Viljandi County[40], Võru County[41], Harju County[42]
  • Flag: flag of Estonia[43]
  • Legislative body: Riigikogu[44]
  • Executive body: Government of Estonia[45]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Estonia[46]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Estonia[47]
  • Part of: Baltic states[48]
  • Commons category: Estonia[49]
  • Licence plate code: EST[50]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Estonia include Estonská[51], a former entity[52], in Czech Republic[53].

Why It Matters

Estonia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Estonia is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Estonia include Estonská[51], a former entity[52], in Czech Republic[53].

FAQs

What awards did Estonia receive?

Honors received include Award of the Peace of Westphalia[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . riigiteataja.ee. riigiteataja.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . president.ee. president.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . president.ee. president.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Constitution of Estonia. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . wirtschaftliche-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . wirtschaftliche-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [6] ↑ . Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition. wikidata.org.
  41. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [50] ↑ . treaties.un.org. treaties.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12h ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Estonia, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 3d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Estonia, europe:Estonia, historica:Estonia
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Estonia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299676487|Estonia (#299676487)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki"
  3. 5d ago · Salgo60 · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Interstate 696
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2108, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291594|batch #291594]]"
  4. 5d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diplomatic relation → Italy, Belarusian People's Republic, Australia +22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Diplomatic relation: Romania"
  5. 6d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Supreme Court of Estonia
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Estonia"
  6. 10d ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of state → Konstantin Päts, Lennart Meri, Arnold Rüütel +4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Head of state: Ülle Madise"
  7. 18d ago · Hogü-456 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Award of the Peace of Westphalia
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Award received: Award of the Peace of Westphalia, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791223980076"
  8. 20d ago · Araz Yaquboglu · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 354
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Eesti Vabariik'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in native language: Eesti Vabariik"
  9. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000794
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  10. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Estland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Estonia.wav, De-Estland.ogg +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Esitoniya.wav"
  11. 11w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 58.5953, 'lon': 25.0136}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  12. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000794
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nhk one news topic id: 0002832"
  13. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ P14470: Locations/Estonia"
  14. 12w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Estland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Estonia.wav, De-Estland.ogg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Estonia.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  15. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Mercedes-AMG
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5876
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q26966, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  16. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5876
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 6095, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167478404|FERRET (#167478404)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #m"
  17. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4LeEVz
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  18. 16w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Estonia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294323837|Estonia (#294323837)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'matc"
  19. 16w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 028127595, 027429393
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Idref id: 028127595"
  20. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-7Lqm-943p-hPck
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nan, en, pam, pl, fi, pt, smn, da, mul */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  21. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anarâš aavis topic id → eestieennam
    Svkkl authority id → g0004470-Estonsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0004470-Estonsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  22. 22w ago · Trade · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: estonia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927108|estonia (#289927108)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  23. 23w ago · WKPDA3 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → estla01
    Fandom article id → countries:Estonia, europe:Estonia, historica:Estonia
    France 24 topic id (english) → estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ France 24 topic id (english): estonia"
  24. 24w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Estonia, europe:Estonia, historica:Estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Fandom article id: countries:Estonia"
  25. 24w ago · DutchTreat · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Termdat concept id → 48186
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Termdat concept id: 48186, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262522623|Estonie (#262522623)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7509|TERMDAT concept]] #mix'n"
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