Along with Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Turku was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2011.

The chairperson of the city council of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a woman.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia ( , ), officially the Republic of Estonia (, ), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

In certain limited business spheres the Enterprise Estonia Foundation offers start up capital to enterprises outside Tallinn that have been active for less than a year.

Different women's organisations the Association of Rural Women in Estonia, the Association of Business and Professional Women in Estonia (BPW Estonia), the Union of Estonian Women, Estonian Women's Defence League, also women's associations of political parties have an extensive network in Estonia.

Statistical Office of Estonia, www.stat.ee

Source Statistical Office of Estonia, www.stat.ee

Considering the small population of Estonia and social problems arising from prostitution, it is a serious problem for Estonia.

But Estonia kept its nerve.

The Government's entrepreneurship policy document Entrepreneurs in Estonia stresses the need to develop the human capital and the support structure for entrepreneurship, improve financing possibilities, distribute entrepreneurial information and simplify bureaucracy.

Mr. Marek Tiits, Institute of Baltic Studies, Estonia

Of 192 prosecutors in Estonia 75 are women.

Republic of Estonia under Article 18 of the Convention

However, there is still a great proportion of men (50 ) who are concerned that they have spent less time with their children than necessary (Institute of International and Social Studies of Tallinn Pedagogical University, surveys Estonia 93 , Estonia 98 , Estonia 2003 ).

Most of them are from Russia, Estonia and Sweden.

Estonia has its own national anthem.

Estonia joined the OECD in 2010.

Estonia Effective from 26 October 2004.

Government The Government of Estonia () or the executive branch is formed by the Prime Minister of Estonia, nominated by the president and approved by the parliament.

Soviet Estonia The Soviet forces reconquered Estonia in the autumn of 1944 after battles in the northeast of the country on the Narva river, on the Tannenberg Line (Sinimäed), in Southeast Estonia, on the Emajõgi river, and in the West Estonian Archipelago.

Estonia In Estonia the yellow ribbon was taken into use on 13 May 2011 after the President of Estonia, Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves made the following announcement on Facebook The families of the seven Estonian citizens taken hostage in Lebanon need all of our support.

When Estonia gained independence in 1991, Moscow sought to portray Estonia as a land with huge economic problems, unsuitable for investment.

Estonia liberalised 35 of its electricity market in April 2010.

More broadly, Estonia has revolutionized public finances.

Estonia has also signed the Kyoto Protocol.

Estonia joined the WTO in November 1999.

There are currently 589 schools in Estonia.

In 1904, they moved to Tartu, Estonia.

Source Election Committee of the Republic of Estonia. www.e riik valimiskomisjon.ee

Women as members of the Government of Estonia in 1999 2004

His Excellency Mr. Arnold Rüütel, President of the Republic of Estonia

Other smaller economies (mostly the new members of the EU, which all have large current account deficits) risk a sudden reversal of capital inflows this may already be occurring in Latvia and Estonia, as well as in Iceland and New Zealand.

The war devastated the population of Estonia, but it recovered quickly.

The main form of trafficking in women in Estonia is pimping.

Internet voting is used in elections in Estonia.

The average sum in Estonia was 1004 kroons.

The Association of Rural Women in Estonia serves as the umbrella organisation for rural women. The Association of Rural Women in Estonia operates under the Estonian Farmers' Federation since 1996.

The key is to reflect on six kinds of capital goods business capital, infrastructure, human capital, intellectual capital, natural capital, and social capital.

Abstaining Albania, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Micronesia (Federated States of)

Since 1 May 2004 Estonia is a member of the European Union.

In 1629, mainland Estonia came entirely under Swedish rule.

Estonia joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.

The Committee recommended Estonia to fight violence against women.