Natural resources: Oil shale, phosphorus, limestone, blue clay.
Agriculture (3% of 2006 GDP): Products--livestock production
(milk, meat, eggs) and crop production (cereals and legumes, potatoes,
forage crops). Arable land--433,100 hectares.
Industry (26% of 2006 GDP): Types--engineering, electronics, wood and
wood products, and textiles.
Services (70% of 2006 GDP): Transit, information technology (IT),
telecommunications, business services, retail, construction, real estate.
Trade: Exports (2005)--$7.85 billion. Partners--Finland 26.5%,
Sweden 12.9%, Latvia 8.8%, Russia 6.5%, Germany 6.2%, Lithuania 4.8%.
Imports (2005)--$ 10.34 billion. Partners--Finland 19.8%, Germany 13.8%,
Russia 9.4%, Sweden 8.8%, Lithuania 6.1%, Latvia 4.7%.
Exchange rate (2006): 12.2 kroon (EEK)=U.S.$1.
Foreign direct investment (June 2006): Sweden 53.3%, Finland 20.3%,
Netherlands 2.6%, U.K. 2.5%, Norway 2.5%, U.S. 2.4%, Germany 1.6%,
Denmark 1.5%, Russia 1.3%.
