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'''Official name''' Eesti Vabariik (Republic of Estonia) | |||
'''Form of government''' unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative body (Riigikogu, or Parliament [101]) | |||
'''Head of state''' President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves | |||
'''Head of government''' Prime Minister: Taavi Rõivas | |||
'''Capital''' Tallinn | |||
'''Official language''' Estonian | |||
'''Official religion''' none | |||
'''Monetary unit''' euro (€)1 | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 1,285,000COLLAPSE | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 17,462 | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 45,227 | |||
'''Urban-rural population''' Urban: (2011) 69.5% | |||
'''Rural:''' (2011) 30.5% | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth''' Male: (2010) 70.6 years | |||
'''Female:''' (2010) 80.5 years | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate''' Male: not available | |||
'''Female:''' not available | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2012) 15,830 | |||
==About Estonia== | |||
Estonians belong to the Finno-Ugric peoples, as do the Finns and the Hungarians. Archaeological research confirms the existence of human activity in the region as early as 8000 BC; by 3500 BC the principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east. | Estonians belong to the Finno-Ugric peoples, as do the Finns and the Hungarians. Archaeological research confirms the existence of human activity in the region as early as 8000 BC; by 3500 BC the principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east. | ||
Estonia country in northeastern Europe, the northernmost of the three Baltic states. Estonia’s area includes some 1,500 islands and islets; the two largest of these islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, are off mainland Estonia’s west coast. | |||
Estonia has been dominated by foreign powers through much of its history. In 1940 it was incorporated into the U.S.S.R. as one of its constituent republics. Estonia remained a Soviet republic until 1991, when, along with the other Baltic states, it declared its independence. The Soviet Union recognized independence for Estonia and the other Baltic states on September 6, 1991, and United Nations membership followed shortly thereafter. Estonia set about transforming its government into a parliamentary democracy and reorienting its economy toward market capitalism. It sought integration with greater Europe and in 2004 joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). | |||
'''[[Land of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[People of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Economy of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Life Culture of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Estonia]]'''<br> | |||
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