Quick Facts - Estonia
Capital: Tallinn
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 14 May 1993
Population: 1 339 662 (2012)
Population density: 30.9 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Estonian
Non-nationals of total population: 15.7 % (2011)
Population density: 30.9 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Estonian
Non-nationals of total population: 15.7 % (2011)
Funding (2010)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 3.20 %Government expenditure on culture: 250 300 000 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 187.00 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 54.90 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.75 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 7.00 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 8.14 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 119 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 61 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 879 USD (86 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.6 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 74.2 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 7/5/1992European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Approved on 18/12/2006
Country Directory 
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334