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Estonia

Estonia is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic in Northern Europe. The President of Estonia serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government, and the unicameral Riigikogu holds legislative power.

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Classification
Freedom Status
Liberal Democracy 1
Founding Year
1918 2
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Source Politics of Estonia (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

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Source Estonia (Wikipedia)
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1. Freedom House: Estonia (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 96/100 (free)
Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 96/100 (free)
Estonia's democratic institutions are generally strong, and political rights and civil liberties are widely respected.
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2. Estonia (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: established_date1
    24 February 1918
  • Practices: Unitary State, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary republic
  • Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary republic
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Politics of Estonia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Politics in Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic
  • Governed By: Kristen Michal Government, Introduction
    Politics in Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Estonia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
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