| Location | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia |
| Geographic coordinates | 59 00 N, 26 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 45,228 sq km land: 42,388 sq km water: 2,840 sq km note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea |
| Area - comparative | about twice the size of New Jersey |
| Land boundaries | total: 657 km border countries (2): Latvia 333 km, Russia 324 km |
| Coastline | 3,794 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia |
| Climate | maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers |
| Terrain | marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 61 m |
| Natural resources | oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
| Land use | agricultural land: 22.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 14.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 7.2% (2018 est.) forest: 52.1% (2018 est.) other: 25.7% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 40 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.806 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | sometimes flooding occurs in the spring |
| Geography - note | the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
