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Name of state: Republic of Estonia

in English: the Republic of Estonia

in Russian: Эстонская Республика

in French: la République d’Estonie

National day: 24 February, Independence Day and anniversary of the Republic of Estonia

Area: 45,227 km2

Population as at 31 December 2011: 1,294,236

(1,286,540 estimated as at 1 January 2013)

• Estonian citizens: 1,101,761, i.e. 85.2%

• Citizens of foreign states: 104,865, i.e. 8.1%

• Undetermined citizenship: 84,494, i.e. 6.5%

• Unknown citizenship: 3,116, i.e. 0.2%

Population density: 28.6 per square kilometre (European average ~72/km2)

Official language: Estonian (provided for in the Constitution). The Estonian language is also an official language of the European Union. Everyone has the right to use Estonian when communicating with European Union institutions.

Capital: Tallinn

Currency: euro, abbreviation EUR, symbol €

In Estonia, the Summer Time (daylight saving time) applies. This means that on the last Sunday in March, at 3 AM, the clocks are set one hour ahead. Return to the Winter Time takes place on the last Sunday in October, at 4 AM – the clocks are set one hour back.