2. Population Dynamics
• Estonia’s population is around 1,3 million people
• Estonia has more women than men:
for every 100 women there are 84 men.
• Estonian women live 10 years longer than men.
3. Estonia's Wide Open Spaces
• Estonia is one of Europe’s least populated countries.
• Population density: 28.4 people per square kilometer.
• At 45,227 square kilometers, Estonia is just a little
bigger than Denmark, Switzerland, or the Netherlands.
4. Islands of Estonia
• Estonia has 2,222 islands - that’s a lot!
• Finland claims to have even more –179,000 (we are not
sure who counted them).
• Britain has 6,289 islands.
6. Landscape of Estonia
Foto: Andres Kaasik
• Estonia is pretty flat.
• The highest point: Suur Munamägi (Big Egg Mountain)
– 318 meters above sea level.
7. Pioneer in Online Voting
• Estonia was the first country to adopt online voting in
2005.
8. The Least Religious Country
• Estonia is the world’s least religious country.
• Only 16% say they believe in God.
9. Green Estonia
• 52% of the country is covered in forests.
• Estonia is among Europe’s greenest countries.
10. Cities of Estonia
• Only three cities are with a
population over 50,000:
Tallinn: 400 000
Tartu: 90 000
Narva: 55 000
11. Quiz
Public transport is _________for the residents of Tallinn.
Estonian ________live longer than ____________.
Estonia has over 2,000 _______________ .
16% of people in Estonia _________ in god.
Estonia is one of the greenest countries in ___________.
In Estonia, people can vote ________.
The _________ of Estonia is 1,3 million.
