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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Estonia|native_name=Eesti Vabariik|capital=[[Tallinn]]|largest_city=[[Tallinn]]|official_languages=Estonian|area_km2=45,339|population_estimate=1,328,439|population_estimate_year=2022|established_event1=Secession from [[USSR]]|established_date1=8 May 1990|established_event2=Secession recognized|established_date2=20 August 1991|image_flag=Estonian flag.png.png|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Estonia|native_name=Eesti Vabariik|capital=[[Tallinn]]|largest_city=[[Tallinn]]|image_map=Estonia map.png|map_width=290|map_caption=Estonia (dark green) in the [[European Union]] (light green)|official_languages=Estonian|area_km2=45,339|population_estimate=1,328,439|population_estimate_year=2022|established_event1=Secession from [[USSR]]|established_date1=8 May 1990|established_event2=Secession recognized|established_date2=20 August 1991|image_flag=Estonian flag.png.png|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]}} | ||
'''Estonia''', officially the '''Republic of Estonia''', is a small country in the [[Baltic states|Baltics]]. After seceding from the USSR, Estonia's poverty rate increased | '''Estonia''', officially the '''Republic of Estonia''', is a small country in the [[Baltic states|Baltics]]. | ||
== History == | |||
=== Soviet era === | |||
Estonians had the highest enrollment rate in higher education of any nationality in the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Eugene Puryear|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Nations and Soviets: The National Question in the USSR|date=2022-06-06|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/nations-and-soviets-the-national-question-in-the-ussr/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630072437/https://www.liberationnews.org/nations-and-soviets-the-national-question-in-the-ussr/|archive-date=2022-06-30|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref> | |||
=== Capitalism === | |||
After seceding from the USSR, Estonia's poverty rate increased from 1% to 37%.<ref>{{Citation|author=Branko Milanovic|year=1998|title=Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy|chapter=Poverty|section=By How Much Has Poverty Increased?|page=68|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314180055/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Centers/LIS/Milanovic/papers/Income_ineq_poverty_book.pdf|city=Washington, D.C.|publisher=World Bank|isbn=082133994X}}</ref> In May 2022, 15,000 [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] troops from 14 countries conducted a military exercise in Estonia.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Mayadeen|title=NATO begins military drills near Russian border|date=2022-05-18|url=https://mronline.org/2022/05/18/nato-begins-military-drills-near-russian-border/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629125147/https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/nato-begins-military-drills-near-russian-border|archive-date=2022-06-29|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 19:25, 8 August 2022
| Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Estonia (dark green) in the European Union (light green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Tallinn |
| Official languages | Estonian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| History | |
• Secession from USSR | 8 May 1990 |
• Secession recognized | 20 August 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | 45,339 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 1,328,439 |
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a small country in the Baltics.
History
Soviet era
Estonians had the highest enrollment rate in higher education of any nationality in the Soviet Union.[1]
Capitalism
After seceding from the USSR, Estonia's poverty rate increased from 1% to 37%.[2] In May 2022, 15,000 NATO troops from 14 countries conducted a military exercise in Estonia.[3]
References
- ↑ Eugene Puryear (2022-06-06). "Nations and Soviets: The National Question in the USSR" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy: 'Poverty; By How Much Has Poverty Increased?' (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 082133994X
- ↑ "NATO begins military drills near Russian border" (2022-05-18). Al Mayadeen. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-08-08.