Introducing Estonia
November 9, 2007 07:25 PM | Permalink
Hello,
My name is Heiki Eesmaa. I am here in Willamette as an exchange student for the year. In the University of Tartu, the University I am enrolled in at Estonia, I am a law student. Here in Willamette I have classes both at the CLA and Law School. My country, Estonia, is a small country in Eastern Europe with a population of but 1.3 million. Despite our size, we have economically been considered as one of the model countries in the area. Having gained our independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, we are now proud members of European Union and NATO.
Read more here: from the Washington Post said as follows:
Without question, the economic success stories of the region, particularly in the former Soviet republics, pose an ideological challenge to the government of Russia. Estonia and its neighbors have joined Western institutions, expanded Western trade.Read the rest here: Article.