Infobox Former Country native name Eesti Vabariik conventional long name Republic of Estonia common name Estonia continent Europe region Nordic countries status Unrecognized state year start 1990 year ... Republic of Estonia religion capital Tallinn government type Republic legislature Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia title leader Chairman of the Presidium leader1 Arnold R tel title deputy ... ruble footnotes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariigi lemn ukogu Presiidiumi esimees br Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariigi Ministrite N ukogu esimees The Republic of Estonia , short Estonia in Estonian ... of Estonia , 1990 1991. The Republic of Estonia had land borders to the south with Latvian ... of Estonia s independence . 82.9 of all the eligible voters took part, 77.8 of whom voted for independent Estonia almost all Estonians and about 30 of non Estonians . The leadership of the Estonian SSR independent renamed the state The Republic of Estonia again on May 8, 1990. On May 8 the Supreme Council passed the law on Estonian national symbols Estonian SSR became the Republic of Estonia ..., 5 and 6 were implemented. The first of them stated that Estonia is an independent and sovereign republic ..., established that the judicial system of the Republic of Estonia was to be founded on the will of the Estonian people and universally recognised norms of international law. Estonia gradually moved away ... Council confirmed once more the national sovereignty of the Republic of Estonia and requested that diplomatic relations be restored on the basis of Estonia continuity . See also Estonia Estonian SSR History ... en estonia heads.php?gid 81552 The Republic of Estonia http www.answers.com topic estoniaEstonia DEFAULTSORT Republic Of Estonia 1990 1991 Category Former countries in Europe Category Former republics ... independent flag p1 Flag of Estonian SSR.svg s1 Estonia flag s1 Flag of Estonia.svg image flag Flag ... more details
The Government of the Republic of EstoniaEstonia topics state autocollapse Government of Europe Category Politics of Estonia Cabinet Category National cabinets Estonia, Government of et Eesti Vabariigi Valitsus it Governo dell Estonia no Estlands regjering nn Den estiske regjeringa pl Rz d ... other duties which the Constitution and the laws vest in the Government of the Republic. Andrus ... Minister Andrus Ansip , Prime Minister of Estonia Ministry of Education and Research Jaak Aaviksoo , Estonian Minister of Education and Research Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia Ministry of Foreign ... Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Ministry of Culture Estonia Ministry of Culture Rein ... more details
of the Republic of Estonia and his supporters. The Committee aimed to establish of a provisional government during expected German withdrawal as the Red Army had reached the border of Estonia on February ... April 1944, the National Committee selected the Electoral Committee of the Republic of Estonia Vabariigi ... in Exile and the Continuity of the Republic of Estonia in International Law , Nordic Journal ...Image RiigiTeataja20091944.jpg thumb 250px The September 18, 1944 appointed Government of Estonia in Riigi Teataja The National Committee of the Republic of Estonia Lang et Eesti Vabariigi Rahvuskomitee , EVRK was formed by the underground resistance movements in Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany German occupied Estonia in March 1944. ref cite book title Estonia Independence and European Integration last Smith first David James authorlink coauthors year 2001 publisher Routledge location isbn 9780415267281 pages 36 url http books.google.com books?id lx UmTnLJv0C&pg PA36&dq ref By April 1944 a large number of the committee members were arrested by the German security agencies. ref cite book title Historical Dictionary of Estonia last Miljan first Toivo authorlink coauthors year 2004 publisher ... diplomats in Finland and Sweden. ref cite book title War in the Woods Estonia s Struggle for Survival ... the Acting President of the Republic held a clandestine meeting in Tallinn. The participants included J ri Uluots , the last Prime Minister of Estonia before the Soviet occupation, Johan Holberg , the substitute ... , Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia . The Committee determined that the Soviet era appointment ... government was proclaimed in Estonia, the Estonian military units seized the national government buildings ... of Estonia in the Pikk Hermann tower of Toompea. Tief s government however failed to keep .... Tief managed to survive a decade in Siberia and after return from deportation died back in Estonia ... . References reflist Category Military history of Estonia during World War II Category National liberation ... more details
long name Republic of Estonia common name Estonia national anthem Mu isamaa, mu nn ja r m ... IRL leader title4 Government of the Republic of Estonia Current coalition leader name4 Reformierakond RE , Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit IRL sovereignty type History of Estonia Independence sovereignty note from Russia established event4 Autonomous Governorate of Estonia Autonomy declared established ... br History of Estonia Road to Republic Officially recognised established date5 24 February 1918 br br 2 February 1920 established event6 History of Estonia Soviet Occupation 1st Soviet occupation established date6 1940 1941 established event7 Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany German occupation established date7 1941 1944 established event8 History of Estonia Soviet Occupation 2nd Soviet occupation established date8 1944 1991 established event9 History of Estonia Regaining independence Independence ... lang et Eesti , officially the Republic of Estonia lang et Eesti Vabariik , is a sovereign state state ... ISBN 0 313 31878 6 ref Contemporary Russian politicians deny that the Republic of Estonia was illegally ... following the agreements and with the consent of the government of the Republic of Estonia, regardless ... of Estonia according to the Constitution of Estonia Constitution of the Republic of Estonia ... of the independent Republic of Estonia, never de jure recognised the existence of the Estonian ... Castle in winter The Republic of Estonia is divided into fifteen Counties of Estonia counties ... V ro language V ro , Setu language Setu ethnic groups 68.8 Estonians , br 25.5 Russians in Estonia ..., year work stat.ee publisher Statistics Estonia accessdate 2010 Dec 29 ref ethnic groups year 2010 government type Parliamentary republic leader title1 President of Estonia President leader name1 Toomas Hendrik Ilves nonpartisan, until 01 January 2007 Social Democratic Party Estonia SDE leader title2 Prime Minister of Estonia Prime Minister leader name2 Andrus Ansip Estonian Reform Party RE ... more details
about the small borough in Are Parish, P rnu County village in P ide Parish, Saare County Are, Saare County Infobox settlement name Are settlement type Populated places in Estonia Small borough image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image shield shield size pushpin map Estonia pushpin label position right pushpin map caption Location in Estonia latd 58 latm 31 lats 28 latNS N longd 24 longm 33 longs 39 longEW E coordinates display inline,title coordinates region EE subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Estonia subdivision type1 Counties of Estonia County subdivision name1 File P rnumaa lipp.svg 24px P rnu County subdivision type2 Municipalities of Estonia Municipality subdivision name2 File EE 09 Are fl.gif 18px Are Parish established title established date area total km2 population total 440 population as of population density km2 website Are is a Populated places in Estonia small borough lang et alevik in P rnu County , southwestern Estonia . It is the administrative centre of Are Parish . Are has a population of 440. ref cite web url http www.arevald.ee index index.php?option com content&view article&id 12 title K lad, rahvaarv publisher http www.arevald.ee Are vald language Estonian accessdate 20 February 2010 ref References reflist External links http www.arevald.ee Are Parish et icon Are Parish Boroughs of Estonia Category Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Category P rnu County p rnu geo stub cs Are et Are ro Are, P rnu vo Are ... more details
Estonia is a country in Northern Europe. Danish Estonia , from 1206 to 1346 a dominion of Denmark in the northern part of present day Estonia Swedish Estonia , from 1561 a dominion of Sweden, constituted by the northern part of present day Estonia Governorate of Estonia , from 1796 to 1918 previously called Reval Governorate, 1719 1796 a territory of the Russian Empire in the northern part of present day Estonia Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic , from 1940 to 1991 a Republics of the Soviet Union Republic of the Soviet Union Estonia European Parliament constituency Estonia may also refer to MS Estonia MS Estonia , a ship that sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994, claiming 852 lives Estonia song Estonia song , a song by the British rock band Marillion Estonia piano , a piano brand Estonia Theatre , an opera house and concert hall in Tallinn Estonia race car , a race car brand 1541 Estonia , an asteroid In geography Estonia, Abkhazia , an Estonian village in Abkhazia , Georgia Estonia, Altai Krai , an Estonian village in Altai Krai , Russia Estonia Mine , an oil shale mine in Ida Viru County , EstoniaEstonia peak , a peak in the Pamir Mountains disambig ar de Estonia Begriffskl rung et Estonia id Estonia disambiguasi it Estonia disambigua he lv Estonia nl Estonia ru fi Estonia ... more details
double image right Flag of Estonia.svg 183 Coat of arms of Estonia.svg 125 The Flag of Estonia The Coat of arms of Estonia Image LocationEstonia.svg thumb The location of Estonia Image Un estonia.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Republic of Estonia See also Index of Estonia related articles The EstoniaRepublic of Estonia is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in the Baltic region ... eesti vabariik Portal of the Republic of Estonia , Et icon ref The territory of Estonia covers 45,227 ... English country name Estonia Official English country name The Republic of Estonia Common endonym ... democracy representative democratic republic Capital political Capital of Estonia Capital of Estonia ... missions in Estonia Diplomatic missions of Estonia International organization membership The Republic ... library publications the world factbook geos en.html title Estonia work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Estonia is bordered to the north ... to Finnish language Finnish . The modern name of Estonia is thought to originate from the Ancient Rome ... was often written as Esthonia in most English speaking countries. Estonia is a democratic parliamentary republic and is divided into fifteen Estonian counties counties . The capital and largest city is Tallinn . Estonia has been a member of the United Nations since 17 September 1991 ref http en.wikipedia.org ... wiki Nato Membership Estonian date of admission into the NATO ref Estonia has also signed ... of the European Union countries. The settlement of modern day Estonia began around 8500 BC, immediately ... order Teutonic , Swedish Empire Swedish and Russia n rule. Foreign rule in Estonia began in 1227 ... and Germans . From 1228 1562, parts or most of Estonia were incorporated into the loosely organized ... the Hanseatic League . In the 16th century, Estonia passed to Swedish Empire Swedish rule until 1721 ... recognizing Estonian independence in perpetuity. During World War II , Estonia was occupied and annexed ... more details
saved book title Estonia subtitle cover image Flag of Estonia.svg cover color Contents History of Estonia Demographics of Estonia Geography of Estonia List of cities in Estonia Politics of Estonia Human rights in Estonia President of Estonia Economy of Estonia Culture of Estonia ... more details
Abortion in Estonia has been legal since November 23, 1955, back when Estonia was a republic of the Soviet Union . ref name un http www.un.org esa population publications abortion doc estoni1.doc Estonia ABORTION POLICY United Nations ref Estonia fine tuned their legislation after the restoration of independence. ref name un Estonia allows abortion on demand for any purpose, ref name un before the 12th week of pregnancy. ref name riigiteataja cite web url https www.riigiteataja.ee akt 13243384 title Raseduse katkestamise ja steriliseerimise seadus date 25 November 1998 publisher Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja language Estonian ref Later abortions are permitted up to the 21st week included if the woman is younger than 15 years old or older than 45 years old, if the pregnancy endangers the woman s health, if the child may have a serious physical or mental defect, or if the woman s illness or other medical problem hinders the child s development. ref name riigiteataja Women who want to have an abortion for personal reasons not specified in the abortion legislation will be expected to pay a fee according to the abortion provider s price list. ref name un Abortion performed for medical reasons is covered for insured persons by the Estonian Health Insurance Fund. ref name haigekassa cite web url http www.haigekassa.ee kysi?q 16222 title abort haigekassa.ee date 28 February 2011 publisher Estonian Health Insurance Fund language Estonian ref 38.7 of pregnancies ended in abortion in Estonia in 2006, a decline from 49.4 just six years before. ref name rate http www.johnstonsarchive.net policy abortion estonia ab estoniac2.html Estonia abortion rates by county, 2000 2006 ref References Reflist Abortion in Europe Abortion DEFAULTSORT Abortion In Estonia Category Abortion in Europe Estonia Category Estonian law Category Abortion by country Estonia pl Aborcja w Estonii Abortion stub Estonia stub ... more details
of Estonia. The aim of the Congress was to restore Estonian independence based on the principle of legal continuity , with the pre 1940 republic of Estonia, which had been established in 1918, as the foundation ... Soviet and the Congress of Estonia to work out a new Constitution for the Republic. The Constitution of Estonia new constitution was approved by referendum in June 1992, using the constitution replacement process specified in the 1938 constitution as a matter of legal continuity of the Republic of Estonia . Both the Congress of Estonia and the Supreme Soviet dissolved themselves in October ... to the Estonian language , Estonian history, and the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia in order ...Politics of Estonia The Congress of Estonia was an innovative grassroots parliament established in Estonia ... of the Estonian SSR , which had been imposed on Estonia after Moscow s illegal annexation in 1940. The Congress of Estonia declared that it represented the highest authority on questions of Estonian ... press rel 2 eng.rtf National minorities in Estonia Legal Information Centre for Human Rights, April ... who held Estonian citizenship in June 1940 at which point Estonia s de facto structures of state were ... title Resolution on the situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania journal Official Journal of the European ... of these citizens the Congress of Estonia was conducted by those who had been registered ... parties represented included the Popular Front of Estonia , the Heritage Society and the Communist Party of Estonia . ref http www.vvk.ee english overview.html 2402 Elections and Referendums in Estonia ... of the Congress of Estonia the Committee of Estonia lang et Eesti Komitee was chaired by Mr. Tunne ... of the Communist Party of Estonia , the new Supreme Council, as it had now begun to call itself ... of Estonia and the Supreme Soviet were ref name restoration The Congress of Estonia stood for the principle of legal continuity of the Republic, in contrast to the Third Republic concept ... more details
on 21 December 1920 ref cite web url http www.estonica.org en The state order of Estonia in its historical development The first Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1920 1933 title The first Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1920 1933 author Mart Nutt date 09.10.2009 work Estonica publisher ... January 1938 ref cite web url http www.estonica.org en The state order of Estonia in its historical development The second Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1934 1937 and the coup d etat of 1934 title The second Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1934 1937 and the coup d etat of 1934. author ... ref . It remained in force, de facto, until 16 June 1940, when the Soviet Union occupied Estonia and, de jure, until 28 June 1992 ref cite web url http www.estonica.org en The state order of Estonia in its historical development The third Constitution of the Republic of Estonia de facto 1938 1940, de jure 1938 1992 title The third Constitution of the Republic of Estonia de facto 1938 1940, de jure ... 31 October 2010 ref when the fourth and current Constitution of the Republic of Estonia was adopted by referendum. ref cite web url http www.estonica.org en The state order of Estonia in its historical ... 7 addresses the legislation of the Republic of Estonia. Chapter 8 addresses financial issues and the budget of the Republic of Estonia. Chapter 9 addresses international relations and treaties. Chapter ... p hiseadused by Elekrooniline Riigi Teataja http www.president.ee en republic of estonia the constitution ...This is not a direct copy of the constitution and does not belong in Wikisource Politics of Estonia The Constitution of Estonia is the fundamental law of the EstoniaRepublic of Estonia and establishes the state order as that of a democratic republic where the supreme power is vested in its citizens ... with the pre 1940 state and the restitutive basis of Estonia s independence. Composition The constitution contains a preamble and several chapters. The Preamble to the current Constitution of Estonia ... more details
Islam by country In the most recent census , performed in the year 2000, the number of people in Estonia who reported themselves to be Muslims was 1,387. However some sources claim that the number of Muslims is much higher, with estimates given of 10,000 ref http www.ce review.org 01 3 amber3.html A Mosque with a view ref or even 20,000 ref http www.masnet.org prof community.asp?id 687 Muslims in Estonia , Muslim American Society, November 19, 2003 ref not in citation given Muslims. History The Muslims are mainly Sunni Tatars and Shia Azeri whose ancestors immigrated to Estonia after the passing of Livonia and Estonia into the Russian Empire in 1721 and who the overwhelming majority immigrated during the Soviet Union Soviet period 1940 1991 . Since 1860, the Tatar community started showing activity, the centre being in the city of Narva . A Muslim congregation Narva Muhamedi Kogudus was registered there under the independent Republic of Estonia in 1928 and a second one Tallinna Muhamedi Usu hing in Tallinn in 1939. A house built for funds received as donations was converted into a mosque in Narva . In 1940, the Soviet authorities banned both congregations, and the buildings of the congregations were destroyed during World War II in 1944 . There is no mosque in Tallinn , an apartment is adapted for prayer purposes. ref http www.islamicfinder.org getitWorld.php?id 61759&lang Prayer Times, Qiblah, Mosques Masjids , Islamic Centers, Organizations and Muslim Owned Businesses worldwide Bot generated title ref Muslims among various ethnic groups in Estonia Volga Tatar s 2,363 Azeri people Azeri 818 Uzbek people Uzbek 394 Kazakh people Kazakh 233 Turkish people Turkish 43 Georgian ... islam.ee http www.islam.ee contents.php?cid 203 Overview of Islam in Estonia in Estonian http www.islam.pri.ee Mis on Islam References reflist Islam in Europe Category Islam in Estonia ar de Islam in Estland ms Islam di Estonia ru fi Islam Virossa ... more details
Politics of Estonia Politics in Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary system parliamentary representative democracy representative democratic republic , whereby the Prime Minister of Estonia ... days, as Estonia was again occupied by the Soviet Union . In 1991 the Republic of Estonia was restored ... Estonian Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia . The prime ... Estonian parliament . Executive power is exercised by the Government of Estonia Government which is led by the Prime Minister of Estonia Prime Minister . The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Estonia is a member of UN , European Union and NATO , among others. Political history of Estonia main History of Estonia The Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued in 1918. A parliamentary republic was formed by the Estonian Constituent Assembly and the first Constitution of Estonia was adopted on June 15, 1920. The parliament Riigikogu State Assembly elected ... was ruled by decree by Konstantin P ts , who was elected as the first President of Estonia in 1938 ... in direct translation. In 1940 Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union . A year later, the Soviet ... in parliamentary elections. Estonia uses a voting system based on proportional representation ... elects a President of Estonia President , who can be in office for a five year period for a maximum ... also appoints the president of the Bank of Estonia , the Chief of the Headquarters of the Estonian Defense , the Comptroller General of Estonia , the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia , all on the proposal of the President of Estonia . Estonia ... President of Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Social Democratic Party Estonia SDP October 9, 2006 Prime Minister of Estonia Prime Minister Andrus Ansip Estonian Reform Party Ref April 5, 2007 Coalition partners Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica IRL Head of State The President of Estonia is elected ... more details
Northern Estonia denotes a region of Estonia including Harju County and Virumaa . The region was ruled by Denmark q.v. Danish Estonia in the 13th century until the St. George s Night Uprising . coord missing Estonia Category Geography of Estonia ru Estonia geo stub ... more details
the aspiration of national statehood. Road to Republic Main Autonomous Governorate of Estonia Image ..., the Treaty of Tartu Russian Estonian Treaty of Tartu was signed by the Republic of Estonia and the Russian ... of Estonia. The first Constitution of Estonia was adopted on June 15, 1920. The Republic of Estonia ... http www.jstor.org stable 3232774 in JSTOR ref Republic of Estonia This section is linked from Republic ... Union . The first constitution of the Republic of Estonia, adopted in 1920, established .... Soviet occupation 1940 Main Stalinism Estonian SSR The Republic of Estonia was Occupation of the Baltic .... The military occupation of the Republic of Estonia was rendered official by a communist coup d tat ... so elected proclaimed Estonia a Socialist Republic on July 21, 1940 and unanimously requested Estonia ... Uluots , the last legitimate prime minister of the Republic of Estonia according to the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia prior to its fall to the Soviet Union in 1940, delivered a radio address ... the right to enter the region. The creation of the Republic of Estonia in 1918 marked the beginning ...History of EstoniaEstonia was settled near the end of the last Ice age glacial era , beginning from around 8500 BC. Before the German invasions in the 13th century proto Estonians of the Ancient Estonia ... Estonia became a battleground for centuries where Denmark, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Poland fought ... in 1227, Estonia was ruled initially by Denmark in the north, by the Livonian Order , an autonomous ... of the List of states in the Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire . From 1418 1562 the whole of Estonia was part of the Livonian Confederation . After the Livonian War , Estonia became part of the Swedish Empire from the 16th century to 1710 1721, Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia when it was ceded ... state and Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Bolshevist Russia to the east and the forces ... World War , Estonia was occupied and according to the USA, ref name USA Cite web url http www.state.gov ... more details
Infobox Political post post President body the Republic of Estonia insignia Presidential Flag of Estonia.svg insigniasize 150px insigniacaption Presidential Flag of Estonia nativename small Eesti Vabariigi ... of the Republic of Estonia salary Politics of Estonia The President of the Republic lang et Eesti Vabariigi President is the head of state of the EstoniaRepublic of Estonia . Estonia is a parliamentary republic , therefore President is mainly a symbolic figure and holds no executive power. The President ... The President of the Republic of Estonia acts as the highest representative of the Republic ... of the Republic of Estonia to foreign states and international organizations receives the credentials of the diplomatic agents accredited to Estonia declares regular elections of the Riigikogu ... body on 23 September 2006 and re elected on 29 August 2011. History Estonia didn t have a president ... Elder of Estonia State Elder . riigivanem , who was also head of the government. However, he could ... Elder was completely dependent on the Parliament and could be sacked by it at any time. Estonia .... According to the third Constitution of Estonia, the role of the head of state and also a strong executive power was vested upon the President of the Republic. Konstantin P ts became the first person to bear this title. His term was to last for six years, but ended short as Estonia was annexed by the Soviet ... of Estonia in 1940, the President was pressured into affirming the Andrei Zhdanov appointed puppet ..., should the position of the President of the republic become vacant or otherwise incapacitated .... The Council elected J ri Uluots as acting President of Estonia on April 21. Uluots appointed ... Kint in 1971, then to Heinrich Mark in 1990. Then in 1992 the last acting President of Estonia, Heinrich Mark, handed over his credentials to the newly elected President of the restored republic, Lennart Meri . After Estonia regained independence, a parliamentary constitution based upon the 1938 ... more details
unreferenced date January 2012 Statistics Estonia lang et Statistikaamet is the Estonia n government agency responsible for producing official statistics regarding Estonia. It is subordinated the Ministry of Finance Estonia Ministry of Finance . The agency has approximately 400 employees. The office of the agency is located in Tallinn . See also Demographics of Estonia Census in Estonia Eurostat External links official http www.stat.ee en Category Demographics of Estonia Category Organizations based in Estonia PAGENAME Category National statistical services Estonia, PAGENAME Estonia stub gov stub Estonia et Statistikaamet ru ... more details
Infobox economy country Estonia image Tallinn Tornimae.jpg width 300px caption Tornim e business area ... name bloomberg.com cite news last Ummelas first Ott title Estonia s Economy Expands Most Since 2007 ... web url http www.doingbusiness.org data exploreeconomies estonia title Doing Business in Estonia ... statistics work Main indicators publisher Statistics Estonia date 2011 08 12 url http www.stat.ee ... 250.93 million April 2011 ref cite web title International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity ESTONIA ... IRProcessWeb data est eng curest.htm accessdate 31 May 2011 ref cianame en spelling Estonia is a member ... www.imf.org external pubs ft weo 2011 01 weodata groups.htm ae ref Before the Second World War Estonia ... USSR s forcible Estonian SSR annexation of Estonia in 1940 and the ensuing Nazism Nazi and Soviet ... of life continued with the integration of Estonia s economy and industry into the USSR USSR s centrally planned structure. Estonia and Finland had about the same GDP per capita before Estonia became ... Estonia s GDP per capita was around 2,000 USD. ref name heritage After Estonia moved away from socialism in the late 1980s and became an independent capitalist economy in 1991, Estonia emerged as a pioneer in the global economy. In 1994, Estonia became one of the first countries in the world to adopt ... the tax rate was lowered to 22 and in 2008 to 21 . The rate was frozen in 2009. Estonia received ... 2011 08 11 ref Estonia has been fast catching up with the EU 15 , having grown GDP per capita ... Estonia is already rated a high income country by the World Bank Group World Bank . The Estonian economic miracle has been termed a Baltic Tiger . Estonia is ranked 12th of 162 countries in the Index of Economic Freedom 2008, the best of any former communist country from the Soviet Union. Estonia ... Estonia on bottom of Europe by labour market freedom , Baltic Business News. May 20th 2008. ref Estonia is 17th on the Ease of Doing Business Index 2011 by World Bank Group . The Government of Estonia ... more details
for the republic s strong food processing industry. For its meat production, however, Estonia relied heavily on feed grain from Russia. When the republic sought to cut back on meat exports in the late ...Multiple issues onesource April 2009 update April 2009 Like the rest of the economy , agriculture in Estonia has been in great flux since the degeneration of the Collective farm collective and state farm systems. In 1991 roughly 12 percent of the labor force was employed in agriculture , producing 15.4 percent of Estonia s Gross domestic product GDP . Estonia has some 1.3 million hectares of agricultural land, nearly 1 million hectares of which are Arable land arable . During the Soviet era , arable land decreased by nearly 405,000 hectares, much becoming forest . Collectivization in the late 1940s and 1950s brought great hardship to Estonian agriculture, which during the first independence period had been the mainstay of Estonian society. Still, Estonian agriculture remained more productive than the Soviet average. In 1990 there were 221 collective and 117 state farms with an average of 350 to 400 workers each. The average livestock herd per farm included 1,900 cattle and 2,500 pig s. Estonia ... and average yields fell markedly. Reform of Estonia s agricultural system began in December 1989 ... farms had been created, covering approximately 225,000 hectares, or a quarter of Estonia s arable ... of farm equipment by farm directors grew. A number of Estonia s more successful farms were reorganized ... over 20 percent of their food from private production or from friends or relatives. Estonia has ... waters . A large share of Estonia s food industry exports consists of fish and fish products. In 1992 about 131,000 tons of live fish were caught. References loc http countrystudies.us estonia Country studies Estonia topics state autocollapse Europe topic Agriculture in DEFAULTSORT Agriculture In Estonia Category Agriculture in Estonia fr Agriculture de l Estonie ... more details
Sport plays an important role in Estonians Estonian culture. Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 ... was held in the capital city Tallinn . Estonia has won most of her Olympic medals in Olympic weightlifting ... Olympics Men s decathlon men s decathlon competition. Between 2000 2009, Estonia scored at least ... track and field athletes in Estonia Erki Nool , Gerd Kanter , Andrus V rnik , Aleksander Tammert ... track bicycle racer who won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia after the country regained its independence in 1991. Basketball Estonia national basketball team was at the 1936 Summer Olympics ... volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s tournament 2008 Summer Olympics . Cricket Estonia is also ... very successful for Estonia in past few decades. Oksana Jermakova became the first fencing World Champion for Estonia winning Individual p e in 1993 World Fencing Championships 1993 . Irina Embrich ... 2008 Olympics and became world champion in 2010 World Fencing Championships 2010 . Estonia has won 10 ... in Estonia Oksana Jermakova, Nikolai Novosjolov , Irina Embrich , Sven J rve , Kaido Kaaberma, Maarika ... s national team. Estonia national floorball team finished 2008 Men s World Floorball Championships ... Championships 2010 . Association football Main Football in Estonia Association football is one of the most popular sports in Estonia, although nothing special has been achieved. Estonia advanced to the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying play offs against the Republic of Ireland. Formula racing Marko Asmer is an Estonian ... section date October 2010 Judo Judo is one of the most successful field of sport for Estonia. Since 1996, Estonia has won several medals in major international competitions. 3 Olympic medals 3 Bronze ... famous Judo athletes in Estonia in the past years. Motocross Tanel Leok is motocross racer competing ... fans from Estonia are still interested of WRC, visiting Rally Finland . After M rtin retired, Urmo Aava and Ott T nak has scored WRC points. Rowing Rowing sport Rowing is pretty popular in Estonia ... more details
Football soccer Football in Estonia is governed by the Estonian Football Association Eesti Jalgpalli Liit . The Estonian Football Association EJL controls the domestic club championships Meistriliiga , II liiga , III liiga , IV liiga Naiste Meistriliiga , Naiste Esiliiga, Naiste II liiga ref http www.jalgpall.ee news.php?st style fp.css&news id 2187 Eesti 2011. aasta t iskasvanute meistriv istlustel osaleb 164 v istkonda et icon ref , the Estonian Cup , Estonian SuperCup , Estonian Small Cup and the national teams Estonia national football team , Estonia women s national football team , all youth teams . Domestic championship Men s The Estonian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Estonia. Reserve teams play in the same league pyramid as their feeder clubs, but, like in most other leagues, can t be promoted to the same division. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system. There are currently 146 teams in 12 leagues, although the exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues or fold altogether. Meistriliiga Top division, consists of Professional, Semi professional ... br Fourth Division South National team Men s The Estonia national football team took part in the qualifying ... the international goalkeeper star Mart Poom . Estonia advanced to the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying play offs against the Republic of Ireland. Estonia s highest FIFA ranking 58th came in September 2011. See also Estonia national football team Estonia women s national football team Estonian Footballer ... Estonia s biggest football website et icon Seasons in Estonian football Football in Estonia Football in Europe DEFAULTSORT Football In Estonia Category Football league systems Estonia Category Football in Estonia az Estoniya futbolu et Jalgpall Eestis lt Estijos futbolo sistema fi Viron jalkapallon ... more details
The Occupation of Estonia may refer to Occupation of Estonia by German Empire February November 1918 Soviet occupation of Estonia June 1940 July 1941 and February 1944 August 1991 Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany July 1941 September 1944 disambig ... more details
Ethnic Georgians in Estonia number around 450 and mostly live in the capital city of Tallinn . ref http diaspora.gov.ge index.php?lang id GEO&sec id 64&info id 128 Georgians in Estonia ref References Reflist Estonia stub Category Georgian diaspora Category Ethnic groups in Estonia ... more details
For other uses, see TV1 disambiguation. File TV1 Estonia logo.svg 100px right TV1 was a private Estonia n television channel. It included news, current affairs, sports and general entertainment. The channel went bankrupt in 2001. Television in EstoniaEstonia tv stub Category Television in Estonia Category Television channels and stations disestablished in 2001 Category Television channels and stations established in 1997 Category 1997 establishments in Estonia et TV1 ... more details
The Duchy of Estonia may refer to Danish Estonia Duchy of Estonia Danish Estonia , Hertugd mmet Estland , a Dominum directum of King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346. Swedish Estonia , Hertigd met Estland a dominion of Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721. Governorate of Estonia , , Knyaz estlyandskii a viceroyalty of the Russian Empire from 1721 until 1917. disambig nn Hertugd met Estland ... more details
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