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Estonia

Estonia in brief:

Area 45,226 sq km
Capital Tallinn
Language Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%
Population 1,307,605 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate -0.632% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Independence 20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
GDP per capita – $21,100 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 4.7% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 5% (2003)