| Republic of Estonia Eesti Vabariik | |
|---|---|
 Flag
 Coat of arms
| |
 Estonia (dark green) in the European Union (light green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Tallinn |
| Official languages | Estonian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary bourgeois republic |
• President | Alar Kalis |
• Prime Minister | Kaja Kallas |
| 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]
Politics
The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE), formed in 2012, promotes the Great Replacement conspiracy theory. In 2020, it controlled 19 out of 101 seats in the parliament.[4]
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.
- ↑ Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis (2019-07-22). "Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-23.