Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Languages
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Belarusian, Russian, other
Exports
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$33,730,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.000%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
19
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Area
45,228 km sq
207,600 km sq
Coastline
3,794 km
0 km
Climate
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
