Estonia

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Republic of Estonia
The territory of Estonia covers
45,227km2
Democraticparliamentary republicand is
divided into 15counties.
Population of 1.34million
The capital and largest city isTallinn
68.8%Estonians,
25.5%Russians,
2.1%Ukrainians,
1.2%Belarusians,
2.4% others and unspecified

Symbols

The Estonian Flag

The Estonian coat-of-arms

-has ancient roots and resembles both
that of Denmark and of England.
-The three blue leopard-like creatures on
a gold background were first used in
1219 as part of the coat-of-arms of the
city of Tallinn and, later in history, of the
Estonian province.
-In 1925, what is called the three lion
coat-of-arms finally became the national
coat-of-arms.

-The origins of theEstonian flaglie

within the national movement. In 1881,
the Estonian Students' Union adopted
blue, black and white as the colors of
their student fraternity. At the end of that
century, the colors became those of the
nation. In 1920, Estonia conceived its flag
in the same colors.
Blue- the sky, loyalty to one's homeland
Black- the soil, diligence
White- simplicity, purity, hope for the
future.

Other National Symbols:

Cornflowe
r

The Oak tree is sacred to Estonians

Swallow

Cliffs on the northern coast of Estonia.

Tallinn

Tartu

The State. Structure.

Constitution
The Constitution of Estonia came into
force in 1992 and is, in a number of ways,
a compilation of aspects of Estonia's
previous constitutions. It has continued
the democratic spirit of the 1920
Constitution, with some added
mechanisms to maintain the balance of
power of the state.

The division of legislative, executive and judiciary

power in Estonia
Type of
power

Legislative
power

Executive
Power

Judiciary
power

Territorial
level
National
Level

The Parliament

The State
Government
and
governmental
agencies

Regional
Level

Regional
governmental
agencies, incl.
county
governors

Local Level

Local councils
and
governments

The Supreme
Court

Circuit courts;
County and city
courts and
administrative
courts

The outlines of political system in Estonia

The President of the Republic

The President has mainly representative functions, although he
still retains a number of executive powers.
The President may veto a parliamentary bill and have it sent
back for revision, and his signature is required when appointing
the Ministers of the Government.
He is also empowered to present the Parliament with the
names of several higher officials.
The President is also the supreme commander of the armed
forces.
The President is elected for a 5-year term by the Parliament. If
a sufficient majority of votes is not forthcoming, he is elected
by an electoral college which consists of representatives of
local governments and members of the Parliament.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

(in office since 2006)

Parliament (Riigikogu)

The legislative
body in which
the supreme
power of the
state is vested
is the
Parliament
which is elected
by proportional
representation.
It has 101
members and is
elected for a
period of four

The Government
The Government of the Republic
exercises executive power
pursuant to the Constitution and
the laws of the Republic of
Estonia.
The President of the Republic
shall, within 14 days after the
resignation of the Government of
the Republic, designate a
candidate for Prime Minister-> to
whom the President shall assign
the task of forming a new
Government

Taavi Roivas
(in office since 26march 2014)

Thank you!!!