Life in Estonia through the eyes of an economics student
According to Statistics Estonia,
in the first quarter of 2010, 75% out of 1.34 million people in the country used the
Internet.That is due good Internet connection both computer and mobile basis – Estonia has
Internet connection available even in forests. For example, if Belgium’s network has the 3G
coverage and they are just beginning to build 4G then Estonia already uses 4G network all
over the country.
In addition, Estonia is not only kown as „e-country“ but it has also resources like arable land
and wood which help along developing the country’s economy. Estonia’s large amount of
forests favours development of forestry and wood industry. Estonian forests relatively rapid
growth (forest area has grown in the last half-century two times and the forest reserves by 2.5
times) allows using the wood without endangering the regenerative capacity of the forest.
Other real important resource is also oil shade