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
- Slovakia 49,035 km²
- Dominican Republic 48,670 km²
- Denmark 43,094 km²
- Netherlands 41,543 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- France Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Ukraine Europe
- Poland Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)