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 pl Are okr g miejski ro Are, P rnu vo Are ... more details
long name Republic of Estonia common name Estonia national anthem Mu isamaa, mu nn ja r m ... 69.0 Estonians , br 25.5 Russians in Estonia Russians , br 2.0 Ukrainians , br 1.1 Belarusians , br ... 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 1 January 2007 Social Democratic Party Estonia SDE leader title2 Prime Minister of Estonia Prime Minister ... of Estonia Current coalition leader name4 Reformierakond RE , Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit IRL legislature Riigikogu sovereignty type History of Estonia Independence sovereignty note from Russia established event4 Autonomous Governorate of Estonia Autonomy declared established date4 12 April 1917 established event5 Estonian Declaration of Independence Independence declared br History of Estonia ... 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 restored established ... estimate 1,340,194 ref cite web url http www.stat.ee main indicators title Statistics Estonia publisher ... Languages volume 2 year 2001 publisher Statistikaamet Statistical Office of Estonia language ... 939&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Estonia publisher International Monetary Fund ... EEST utc offset DST 3 drives on right cctld .ee sup 4 sup calling code Telephone numbers in Estonia ... unofficially spoken in Ida Virumaa and Tallinn, due to the Demographics of Estonia Soviet program ... of Tartu in 1920 between Estonia and Russia . Today the remaining convert 2323 km 0 abbr on are still ... territorial changes against Estonia after World War II ref ref Pechory under Russian control ref ... 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
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 et Estonia fr Estonia id Estonia disambiguasi it Estonia disambigua he lv Estonia nl Estonia ru fi Estonia ... 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 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
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
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 Estonia Republic of Estonia is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in the Baltic region ... 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 ... eesti vabariik Portal of the Republic of Estonia , Et icon ref The territory of Estonia covers 45,227 ... 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 ... 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 ... in Estonia by EU ref ref European Court of Human Rights cases on Occupation of Baltic States ref and subsequently by Third Reich , only to be re occupied by the Soviet Union in 1944. Estonia regained ... Research Features Index country.cfm?ID Estonia Index of Economic Freedom ref its adaptation of new technologies ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 3603943.stm BBC NEWS Europe Tiny Estonia leads internet ... more details
use dmy dates date February 2012 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 lt Estijos kunigaik tyst nn Hertugd met Estland ... more details
Health care Healthcare in Estonia is supervised by the Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Ministry of Social Affairs and funded by general taxation through the National Health Service. Hospitals main List of hospitals in Estonia External links http www.who.int country est en World Health Organization WHO Estonia Healthcare in Europe DEFAULTSORT Estonia, Healthcare in Category Health in Estoniaestonia stub ... more details
out of date date April 2012 Orphan date January 2012 Socialism in Estonia has a long tradition, emerging from the struggle against imperialism and represents a significant part of the country s historical political heritage. History Expand section date February 2012 The biggest Social democracy social democratic party in Estonia is Social Democratic Party Estonia Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond SDE . In 2011, SDE has 19 seats in the 101 seat Riigikogu Estonian Parliament . Another Left wing politics left wing political party in Estonia is the Estonian Left Party . See also History of Estonia Left wing politics List of political parties in Estonia Politics of Estonia References Unreferenced date December 2011 Reflist Category Socialism in EstoniaEstonia stub Politics stub ... 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
Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Estonia symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Vaisala, Y. discovery site Turku discovered February 12, 1939 designations yes mp name 1541 alt names 1939 CK named after Estonia mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.9538493 perihelion 2.5833083 semimajor eccentricity 0.0669190 period 1682.6111208 avg speed inclination 4.88240 asc node 1.54670 mean anomaly 343.11763 arg peri 188.73299 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo 0.1434 temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 11.20 1541 Estonia 1939 CK is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1939 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku . It was named after the country of Estonia . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1541 Estonia JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1541 Estonia Minor planets navigator 1540 Kevola 1542 Schal n Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Estonia Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1939 Beltasteroid stub de 1541 Estonia el 1541 eo 1541 Estonio eu 1541 Estonia fa it 1541 Estonia la 1541 Estonia hu 1541 Estonia ja no 1541 Estonia nn 1541 Estonia pl 1541 Estonia pt 1541 Estonia ru 1541 sk 1541 Estonia sr 1541 sv 1541 Estonia tl 1541 Estonia uk 1541 vi 1541 Estonia yo 1541 Estonia ... more details
Disputed date March 2008 The Catholic Church in Estonia is the national branch of the worldwide Catholic ... in Estonia At the beginning of the 13th century, Estonia was conquered by the German Teutonic Order ..., some area of Estonia have been Christian. The whole of Estonia was subjugated by the year 1227 and, until the mid 16th century, Estonia was divided among Catholic feudal landlords and, thus, Catholic territory, although not yet unified. During the Livonian War, medieval Estonia was conquered by the Swedes, initially occupying northern Estonia and, later, the southern part. Swedish rule, from ... Sweden lost Estonia to Russia, which governed the land from 1710 to 1918. Russian Tsars granted vast privileges to the resident Baltic German nobility of Estonia, including freedom of religion. During ... years, was held on 18 January 1786. There were less than 300 Catholics in Estonia at that time ..., followed by the new Catholic Church of Tartu in 1899. In 1918, when Estonia gained independence, Estonia n citizens had complete freedom of religion. The Holy See recognized Estonia on 10 October ... Catholic Church in Estonia. In 1936 he was ordained as the first Estonia n bishop . When World War II broke out, there were almost 5,000 Catholics in Estonia Tallinn 2.333, Tartu 1.073, Narva ca. 600, Valga ca. 800 . In 1939 Estonia was invaded by the Soviet s. They arrested Bishop Profittlich who subsequently died in a Soviet prison in 1942. During the Soviet occupation, all but two of EstoniaEstonia s Catholic churches were closed. After the collapse of the Soviet Union , Estonia regained its independence and was re recognized by the Holy See on 28 August 1991. Estonia received its ... in Estonia The Catholic population of Estonia is small, approximating 6,000 adherents. There are no dioceses ... residing in Tallinn is Bishop Philippe Jean Charles Jourdan . See also Estonia Holy See relations External links http www.katoliku.ee Homepage of the Catholic Church in Estonia http muse.jhu.edu ... more details
From the religious movements of Eastern origin that reached Estonia, beginning from the end of the 1980s, first and foremost were the ones inspired by Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism and Buddhism were registered in the 1990s. Population of Hindus as per 2000 Census The 2000 census of Estonia showed 138 Hindus in Estonia. This includes under the name Hindu 90 people including 54 Estonians and under Hare Krishna 48 including 22 Estonians http www.erm.ee pdf pro14 plaat.pdf See also Hinduism in Lithuania Hinduism in Latvia Hinduism in Russia Hinduism by country Hinduism in Europe Category Hinduism by country Estonia Category Hinduism in Europe Estonia Category Religion in EstoniaEstonia stub Hinduism stub ... more details
Bishop of Estonia was the name of the main Bishop in Estonia during the early Roman Catholic Church Catholic missionary phase of the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The two known bishops were Bishop Fulco Fulco and Bishop Theoderich Theoderich . RC stub Category History of Estonia ... more details
coord 59 26 05 N 24 45 03 E region EE 37 type landmark display title File Estonia National Opera.jpg thumb Estonia Theatre The Estonia Theatre is an opera house and concert hall in Tallinn , Estonia . The Jugendstil building was designed by Finnish architects Armas Lindgren and Wivi L nn . It was built as a national effort with the leadership of Estonia society in 1913 and was opened to the public on 24 August. At the time, it was the largest building in Tallinn. The opera house was heavily damaged in the Soviet air raid on Tallinn on 9 March 1944. It was reconstructed in a classical architecture classical and Stalinist architecture Stalinist style , and reopened in 1947. The building has two large auditoriums in two separate wings. It now houses the Estonian National Opera and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra . A chamber hall was opened in 2006. References http www.opera.ee 190 Estonia majast et icon http www.opera.ee 17121 Russian , http www.opera.ee 2749 Finnish , http www.opera.ee 2111 English, images only http www.classictic.com en Tallinn Estonian National Opera Tallinn landmarks Category 1913 establishments in Estonia Category Tallinn Category Theatres in Estonia Category Opera houses in Estoniaestonia struct stub Opera struct stub fi Estonia teatteri it Teatro dell Opera estone ... more details
Infobox Paralympics EstoniaEstonia have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1992 Summer Paralympics 1992 Summer events . Estonian Paralympic Committee was founded on April, 1991. Best athlete Marge K rkjas has performed in four Paralympics and won always at least one medal, total of 7 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze. Medal tallies Summer Paralympics class wikitable Event style background gold font weight bold Gold style background silver font weight bold Silver style background cc9966 font weight bold Bronze Total Ranking Athletes Estonia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics 1992 Summer Paralympics 0 2 1 3 44th of 82 6 Estonia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics 1996 Summer Paralympics 3 4 2 9 32nd of 103 10 Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 2000 Summer Paralympics 1 1 3 5 45th of 127 10 Estonia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Summer Paralympics 0 1 0 1 66th of 144 6 Estonia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 2008 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 69th of 148 3 EST Total 4 8 6 19 Best performances in bold. See also Estonia at the Olympics Estonia at the Special Olympics World Games External links http www.paralympic.ee est References reflist NationsinParalympics Category Estonia at the Paralympics Estonia sport stub ... more details
Infobox settlement name Miku settlement type Populated places in Estonia Village image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image shield shield size pushpin map Estonia pushpin label position left pushpin map caption Location in Estonia latd 57 latm 49 lats 27 latNS N longd 27 longm 24 longs 38 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 V rumaa lipp.svg 24px V ru County subdivision type2 Municipalities of Estonia Municipality subdivision name2 File Merem e valla lipp.gif 18px Merem e Parish established title established date area total km2 population total population as of population density km2 website Miku is a village in Merem e Parish , V ru County , southeastern Estonia . Merem e Parish DEFAULTSORT Miku, Estonia Category Villages in V ru County V ru geo stub et Miku vo Miku ... more details
Events in the year 2011 in Estonia . Incumbents President of Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister of Estonia Prime Minister Andrus Ansip Events January 1 Estonia joins the Euro ref Cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news world europe 12098513 title Estonia becomes 17th member of the euro zone date 31 12 2010 accessdate 4 1 2011 publisher BBC News ref , Tallinn became the European Capital of Culture . March 6 Estonian parliamentary election, 2011 Arts and entertainment Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . Sports Association football Football soccer competitions 2011 in Estonian football , 2011 Meistriliiga Meistriliiga , 2010 11 Estonian Cup Estonian Cup , 2011 Esiliiga Esiliiga 2011 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Deaths Empty section date January 2011 References reflist Europe topic 2011 in DEFAULTSORT 2011 in Estonia Category 2011 in Estonia ... more details
about the small borough in Risti Parish, L ne County the village in K rgessaare Parish, Hiiu County Risti, Hiiu County Infobox settlement name Risti 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 bottom pushpin map caption Location in Estonia latd 58 latm 59 lats 48 latNS N longd 24 longm 03 longs 15 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 L nemaa lipp.svg 24px L ne County subdivision type2 Municipalities of Estonia Municipality subdivision name2 File Flag of Risti Parish.svg 24px Risti Parish established title established date area total km2 population total population as of population density km2 website Risti is a Populated places in Estonia small borough lang et alevik in L ne County , Estonia . It s the administrative centre of Risti Parish . File Risti raamatukogu, 2009.jpg thumb left Risti library External links http www.risti.ee Risti Parish et icon Risti Parish Boroughs of Estonia Category Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia L ne geo stub cs Risti et Risti pl Risti vo Risti L ne ... more details
about the small borough in P rnu County the village in T ri Parish, J rva County Tori, J rva County Infobox settlement name Tori 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 top pushpin map caption Location in Estonia latd 58 latm 28 lats 53 latNS N longd 24 longm 48 longs 42 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 Flag of Tori Parish.svg 18px Tori Parish established title established date area footnotes area total km2 population footnotes population total population as of population density km2 website Tori lang de Torgel is a Populated places in Estonia small borough lang et alevik in P rnu County , Estonia . ref cite web url http geonames.nga.mil ggmaviewer title NGA GeoName Database publisher National Geospatial Intelligence Agency accessdate 2010 06 02 ref It is the administrative centre of Tori Parish . References Reflist references http geonames.nga.mil ggmaviewer http maps.google.com maps?q 58 20 2050 20 2001,025 20 2031 20 2002 Tori, Estonia on Google Maps External links http www.torivald.ee Tori Parish et icon Tori Parish Boroughs of Estonia Category Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Category P rnu County Estonia geo stub cs Tori et Tori pl Tori Estonia ro Tori, Estonia vo Tori ... more details
use dmy dates date February 2012 Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox TV channel name 3 Estonia logofile 3 violet logo.png logosize 200px logoalt 3 logo logo2 launch 2003 closed date picture format share 3.0 decrease share as of December 2011 share source http www.emor.ee teleauditooriumi ulevaade detsembrikuus 2011 TNS Emor network owner Modern Times Group slogan country UK broadcast area EST headquarters former names replaced names sister names TV3 Estonia , 3 Latvia timeshift names web http www.3plus.ee www.3plus.ee terr serv 1 terr chan 1 sat serv 1 Viasat sat chan 1 cable serv 1 Viasat cable chan 1 sat radio serv 1 sat radio chan 1 adsl serv 1 adsl chan 1 online serv 1 online chan 1 3 Estonia is a private television channel, owned by the Modern Times Group broadcasting to the Russian language minority in Estonia from the United Kingdom . It was launched in 2003. File TV3 Plus logotyp.png thumb 150px left TV3 former logo External links http www.3plus.ee Official site Television in Estonia DEFAULTSORT Tv3 Estonia Category Television in Estonia Category Modern Times Group Category Television channels and stations established in 2003 Category 2003 establishments in EstoniaEstonia tv stub ... more details
Infobox settlement name Juba settlement type Populated places in Estonia village image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image shield shield size pushpin map Estonia pushpin label position left pushpin map caption Location in Estonia latd 57 latm 49 lats 28 latNS N longd 26 longm 56 longs 57 longEW E coordinates display inline,title coordinates region EE subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name Estonia subdivision type1 Counties of Estonia County subdivision name1 V ru County subdivision type2 Municipalities of Estonia Municipality subdivision name2 V ru Parish established title First mentioned established date leader title Village elder leader name area footnotes area total km2 population footnotes population total population as of population density km2 postal code type postal code website footnotes Juba is a village in V ru Parish , V ru County , in southeastern Estonia , located about 4 km southwest of the town of V ru . It borders the Lake Vagula in the north. The inactive Valga, Estonia Valga Pechory railway passes through Juba before the Lake Vagula, there s a station named Vagula . References reflist V ru Parish Category Villages in V ru County V ru geo stub et Juba pl Juba Estonia vo Juba ... more details
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