Economic Country Review
coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
(Central Intelligence Agency, 2012, ISSN 15538133).
2.2.3 People and society
Ethnic groups: Estonian 68.7%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%,
other 1.6% (2008 census)
Languages: Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist,
SeventhDay Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and
unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Population: 1,274,709 (July 2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.58 years male: 68.3 years, female: 79.19 years (2012
est.)
Health expenditures: 4.3% of GDP (2009)
Education expenditures: 4.9% of GDP (2007)
(Central Intelligence Agency, 2012, ISSN 15538133).
2.2.4 Economic Overview