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‘Sweating like a mafioso’: calls in Italy to bar Estonia’s ‘offensive’ Eurovision entry • Feb. 21, 2025, 4:16 AM ET (The Guardian)
Estonia's tech investors take defence into their own hands as Russian threat looms • Feb. 20, 2025, 6:59 PM ET (Reuters)
Estonia pledges to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP • Feb. 18, 2025, 12:25 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Russia steps up long-term domestic UAV production says Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service • Feb. 13, 2025, 7:40 AM ET (Janes)
Estonian President meets with Herzog while on regional peace mission • Feb. 12, 2025, 2:29 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Also Known As Eesti Vabariik • Republic of Estonia
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Kristen Michal
Capital Tallinn
Population (2025 est.) 1,388,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Alar Karis
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative house (Riigikogu, or Parliament [101])
Official Language Estonian
Official Religion none
Official Name Eesti Vabariik (Republic of Estonia)
Total Area (Sq Km) 45,339
Total Area (Sq Mi) 17,505
Monetary Unit euro (€)1
Population Rank (2023) 159
Population Projection 2030 1,307,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 79.3
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 30.6
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2021) 61.2% • Rural: (2021) 38.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 74.5 years • Female: (2023) 83.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 37,217
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 27,240
1The euro (€) replaced the kroon (EEK) on January 1, 2011, at an exchange rate of €1 = EEK 15.65.

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