1. Republic of Estonia
National Symbols, Politics, E-Estonia, Economy

2. NATIONAL SYMBOLS

3. National symbols Flag Meaning
Blue – sky, faith, loyalty
Black – soil, peasant´s jacket, tragic past
White – snow, aspiration towards enlightenment
Estonian Students´Society (Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts)
Consecrated in 1884
First republic of Estonia
Hidden and forbidden

4. National symbols Coat of Arms National flower National bird
Cornflower
National bird
Barn swallow
National stone
Grey limestone
National anthem
„Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (“My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy“)

5. National symbols Song and dance celebration Every 5 years
(participants and audience)

6. POLITICS

7. Political system Parliament Government 101 members Parliament

8. Political system Last election in March 2015 Parliament
Estonian Reform Party (30 seats)
Estonian Centre Party (27 seats)
Social Democratic Party (15 seats)
Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (14 seats)
Free Party (8 seats)
Conservative People's Party (7 seats)

9. Government Coalition Oppostion Political system
Reform Party
centre-right
Social Democratic Party
centre-left
Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
Oppostion
Centre Party
Free Party
Conservative People´s Party
right

10. Presidents Konstantin Päts (1874 –1956) First president (1938–1940)
Prime minister
State elder
Controversial role

11. Presidents Lennart Meri (1929–2006) President (1992–2001)
Foreign minister
Writer, translator, ethnologist, film director

12. Presidents
Arnold Rüütel (1928)
President (2001–2006)
Communist party

13. Presidents Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953) President (2006–2016)
Journalist
Diplomat
Foreign minister

14. Presidents Toomas Hendrik Ilves Introducing Estonia as an e-country
Social media

15. E-ESTONIA

16. E-solutions
Skype (2003)
Founders Niklas Zennström (Sweden) and Janus Friis (Denmark)
Creators Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn (Estonia)

17. E-solutions Electronic ID card Identity card Travel document in Europe
Signing documents

18. E-solutions E-everything... E-tickets E-banking E-business E-elections
E-tax
E-health record
Digital prescription
E-school
University via internet

19. E-solutions E-residency Established in December 2014
First e-resident is Edward Lucas

20. E-solutions E-residency Establish an Estonian company
Administer the company from anywhere in the world
Declare Estonian taxes online
Open bank account
Digitally sign documents and contracts
Encrypt and transmit documents securely
NB!
E-Residency does not give citizenship, residence or right of entry to Estonia or to the European Union. The e-Resident smart ID card is not a physical identification or a travel document, and does not display a photo.

21. E-solutions Transferwise Money transfer service
Launched in January 2011
By Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus

23. ECONOMY

24. Export Machinery and appliances Mineral products
Agricultural products and food preparations
Wood and articles of wood

25. Export Estonia mainly exports to Sweden Finland Latvia Russia
Lithuania

26. Tax system 20% flat income tax Reinvested corporate profit is tax free
VAT is 20%