Estonia
Republic of Estonia · Northern Europe
Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, with Tallinn as its capital, home to about 1,366,475 people. Estonia shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Tallinn |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +372 |
| ISO codes | EE / EST / 233 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇪🇪 |
| Population | 1,366,475 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 45,227 km² |
| Languages | Estonian |
| Internet domain | .ee |
| Demonym | Estonian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Estonia mean?
Estonians call their flag the sinimustvalge, literally 'blue-black-white'. The reading everyone quotes is not a legal definition but an interpretation made popular by the poetry of Martin Lipp: blue for the sky above Estonians, black for their attachment to the soil of their homeland, and white for purity, hard work and commitment. The tricolour was already in wide use as a symbol of the nation before statehood; the Estonian government formally made it the national flag on 21 November 1918, and parliament reconfirmed its status by law in 1922.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Estonia
About Estonia
Estonia, officially Republic of Estonia, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Tallinn. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Estonia for Tallinn’s own facts and history.
To call Estonia from abroad, dial the country code +372. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes EE (alpha-2) and EST (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,366,475.
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How Estonia compares
- Area: 45,227 km², ranking 129 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,366,475, ranking 153 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 30 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Estonia
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (blue, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.