Estonian SSR

Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Estonian S.S.R.) was the name for Estonia when it was part of the USSR.

Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik

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National motto: Xxxxx
Official language	??Russian and Estonian??
Capital	Tallinn
Chairman of the Supreme Council	Arnold Rüütel
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked xth 45,226 km² 4.56%
Population  - Total (1989)  - Density	Ranked xth 1,565,662 xxx/km²
Currency	Ruble
Time zone	UTC + 3
Anthem	Anthem of Estonian SSR

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Demographics

History

Estonia was invaded and occupied by the USSR on June 17, 1940. Then it was conquered by the Germans before being re-annexed by the soviets in 1944.

Estonian SSR became the republic of Estonia in 1990 and was no longer a soviet republic in 1991. On August 20 of that year, it declared its independence.

Politics

Estonian SSR was a communist republic of the USSR.

Geography

Estonian SSR is in Europe and one of the smallest republics of the USSR. It also has over 1500 islands.

Economy

The economy in Estonian SSR was better than most other SSR's.

Demographics

There are a lot of Estonians and Russians. A few Latvians too.

See also: Republics of the Soviet Union