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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 8.7
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 17 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Tallinn
- Population
- 1,369,995 inh.
- Area
- 45,227 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Alar Karis
Head of Government
Kristen Michal
Government in office 1 members
liste des ministres estonien de l'Éducation
Mailis Reps
Parliament
Riigikogu
101 seats
Inception 1919
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
47 G$
GDP / capita
34,418 $
Growth
0.6 %
Inflation
4.8 %
Unemployment
8.3 %
Defense / GDP
3.4 %
Life expectancy
79.3 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
Rotational
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2
RotationalOperation Cabrit
United Kingdom · Tapa
The UK is the framework nation of NATO's battlegroup in Estonia.
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.89/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
96/100
Corruption (CPI)
76/100
Press freedom (RSF)
88/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#71
Annual budget
1.4 Md$
Defense effort
3.4 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
22 Md$
Imports
25 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 12% Équipements télécoms
Top imports
- 9% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
89%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
95%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
11%
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CHN
21%
Abstention: 8%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.905/1
Gini
30.7
Refugees hosted
41,299
Refugees originating
86
National anthem
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,324 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,301, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)