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Estonia

Estonia
Capital Tallinn
45,228 km² · 1,366,475 people (2025) · Euro

About half the country is forest and it has more than 2,300 islands. Lake Peipus on the Russian border is the fifth-largest lake in Europe. Estonia is one of the flattest countries in Europe, topping out at 318 m, and about a fifth of its land is protected.

The facts

Capital
Tallinn
Area
45,228 km² — 17,463 sq mi
Population
1,366,475 (2025)
Density
30.2 people per km²
Currency
Euro (EUR, €)
Official language
Estonian
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Calling code
+372
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
EE · EST
Continent
Europe

How it compares

By area
130 of 200
By population
158 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Slovakia 49,035 5,413,813
Dominican Republic 48,670 11,520,487
Estonia ← 45,228 1,366,475
Denmark 43,094 6,009,169
Netherlands 41,543 18,087,633

Common questions

What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
What currency does Estonia use?
The Euro (EUR).
How big is Estonia?
45,228 km², or 17,463 square miles — 130 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Estonia drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked