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Fact Sheet

Estonia

Official Title:
Republic of Estonia


General Information

Capital: Tallinn
Population (million): 1.34
Total Area: 45,227km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.78 EURO (EUR)(2012)
National Holiday: February 24 , Independence Day (1918)
Language(s): Estonian (official language), Russian, others


Political Information

Type of State:
Parliamentary republic

Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy. Unicameral parliament with a 101-seat State Assembly (Riigikogu). Prime Minister nominated by the President and approved by Parliament. Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister, approved by Parliament. Administrative divisions: 15 counties. Governing coalition: Estonian Reform Party (ERP), Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL)

Head of State:
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip (ERP)

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Urmas Paet (ERP)
Finance: Jürgen Ligi (ERP)
Economy and Communications: Juhan Parts (IRL)

Main Political Parties:
Estonian Reform Party (ERP); Center Party of Estonia (KESK); Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL); Estonian People’s Union (Rahvaraliit); Estonian Social Democratis Party (SDP); Estonian Green Party (Green)

Elections:
President (5 year term); next in 2016. Parliament (4-year term); next in March 2015.


Economic Information (2012)

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Economic Information
Type Estonia Canada
GDP: ($ billion) 21.85 1818.32
GDP per capita: ($) 16312.96 52209.92
GDP growth rate: (%) 3.22 1.84
Inflation: (%) 4.2 1.52
Unemployment: (%) 9.77 7.29

Trade and Investment (2012)

Canadian exports to country: $22,856,987
Canadian imports from country: $48,359,124
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in Estonia: $ million


Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Marina Kaljurand (Washington)

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador John Morrison (Latvia)


June 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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2010-02-19