The+Republic+of+Estonia

Created by María González and Tania Rodríguez

toc =My country facts=

Official country name
The Republic of Estonia

Year the country joined the UN
1991

They are called Estonian (s)
 * 1. What are the people from the country called?**

The official language is the Estonian (67,3 %). They also speak Russian (29,7 %).
 * 2. What is the official language? What other languages do people speak?**

In Estonia the people practice a lot of different religions, which are Evangelical Lutheran, Orthodox, other Christians, unaffiliated, other and unspecified and none.
 * 3. What is the most-practiced religion?**

From 0 to 14 years: 14.9% (male 99,748 - female 94,051) From 15 to 64 years: 67.5% (male 417,816 -f emale 459,246) From 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 75,486 - female 153,024)
 * 4.What's the age structure in your country ?**

Goverment
The chief of state in Estonia at the moment is Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The head of government at the moment is Prime Minister Andrus Ansip.
 * 1. What is the name of the leader of the country?**

The type of govenment in Estonia nowadays is a parliamentary republic.
 * 2. What type of government is the country ruled by?**

The main political parties in Estonia are: Center Party of Estonia (Keskerakond) [Edgar SAVISAAR]; Estonian Greens (Rohelised) [Marek STRANDBERG]; Estonian People's Union (Rahvaliit) [Juhan AARE]; Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) [Andrus ANSIP]; Social Democratic Party [Sven MIKSER]; Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (Isamaa je Res Publica Liit) [Mart LAAR]
 * 3. What are the main political parties of the country?**

Estonia was a Sovietic country until the 20 of August in the year 1991 when it gained its independence.
 * 4. Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence?**

It takes place the 24th of February. On the 24th of february 1918 Estonia gained its independence from the Soviet Russia, but in the 20th of August 1991 it gained its indepence from the Soviet Union.
 * 5. When does the National holiday of your country takes place ?**

Geography
It's located in the Eastern Europe, between Latvia and Russia. In its surroundings it has the Baltic sea and the Gulf of England.
 * 1.Where is the country?**

There are two nations which border Estonia. They are the Russian Federation and the Republic of Latvia.
 * 2.What other nations border the country?**

In Estonia during spring there are floods sometimes.
 * 3.What kind of landscape does the country have?**
 * 4.****Does your country have any natural hazards ?**

Economy
The most common sector of employment in the country is services with a 68.8 % of people which work in sevices. A 2.5 % of the population work in agriculture and the 28.7 % work in industry.
 * 1.What is the most common sector of employement in the country?**

The unemployment rate in Estonia in the 2010 is a 13.5 % of the total population.
 * 2.What is the unemployement rate of your country (by percentage)?**

The most important products in Estonia are potatoes, dairy products and fish.
 * 3. What are the most important products in your country ?**