Republic of Estonia

### Ethnic groups

70 % Estonian, 23% Russian, 1.6 % Ukrainians, 0.8 % Belorussians, 0.5% Finnish, 4.1% other.

### Main Cities and their population ( both RP and real )

Tallinn:Roleplay Population: 475,000Real Population: 63

Note: As the server expands, expect the information to change.

The Republic of Estonia is a small republic on Minecraft Bedrock. As of the 11 of June 2020, the population of the republic is 63. The Nation due to it being in the early stages of development lacks some features.

* ***History:***

Estonia has been a small land that has had a grim history. The land was settled by Estonians at the end of the Ice Age, but was taken over by Germans and Danes in a holy war during the 1200s. For many centuries, Estonians were kept at the end of the social hierarchy, forced to be slaves in their own land. The land was exchanged by the Danes, Germans, Polish, Swedish, and Russians for hundreds of years, with the land being a battleground during multiple conflicts such as the Great Northern War. In the middle of the 19th century, a National Awakening occurred where the people of the land united into one culture. During the Spring Russian Revolution, Estonians protested for and got Autonomy for their land. Despite the Fall Russian Revolution, the people of the land remained determined to make their country free. On the 24th of February, 1918, Estonia declared its independence, and was quickly occupied by the German Empire. Once The Great War ended, the German army left Estonia and the Estonians fought with the Latvians and the White Russians successfully defeated the Red Army and the  Baltic Germans who wanted to maintain their former elite status. Estonia rose into being a wealthy nation during the 1920s and 1930s  however Päts, the leader of Estonia decided to make himself a Dictator in order to prevent the rise of the Vaps moment. While Päts´s authoritarianism was rather mild, Päts committed treason during the first year of the Second World War, by allowing the Soviet forces to be stationed on Estonian soil. This opened the door for the nation to be taken over by the Soviets, which the Soviets seized the opportunity of in the summer of 1940. The occupation by the Soviets was so horrible that the Nazis were initially cheered as Liberators by the Estonians when they took over the land, thinking that they would regain their independence but this was not to be the case. In 1944, after multiple blood battles, the controller of the land shifted back to the Soviets. Fearful of the deportations, the assimilation of their culture, and hoping to free their land, thousands of Estonian went to the forests and waged a guerrilla war as the “Forest Brothers”. Ultimately after the death of Stalin and the lessening of totalitarianism, the numbers of the Forest Brothers dwindled as people returned to society and getting amnesty, or killed, with the last brother murdered in 1978. In the late 1980s, with the relaxing of tyranny, the population began a peaceful revolution, also was the “Singing Revolution”, where the people worked to make the nation free. During the failed Coup of 1991, the Estonian government saw the opportunity to restore the sovereignty of the nation and sized on the opportunity as the people were able to peacefully protect Tallinn’s Communications Tower and Toompea Castle. Once Estonia had secured its restoration of independence the nation suffered from high-crime and murder rates, a declining population, having a large population of foreigners, being a poor nation, having Russian troops stationed in the nation, and having to deal with the theft of much of Setomaa and the lands east of the Narva River. One by one the issues were dealt with, and the gaining of membership in the EU created an era of rapid growth known as the Baltic Tiger. The nation became a leader in the technology world, with the creation of e-government. As of the year 2026, Estonia while having not gotten their stolen territory back, not done integrating the Russian population, and under threat of Russian invasion, is now a wealthy and modern nation, being a member of both the EU and NATO.\

* ***Recent History( What has happened in-game):***

Earlier in the year, there was a very serious spike of violent crime which resulted in the State of Emergency for the Tallinn region and the sending in of the Defense Forces for some time. This short period of fear and terror in Tallinn came to be known as The Trouble Times. Now matters have returned to normality, with prison reform being tested out with the new Prison opened in Tallinn, and the Rail Baltica is nearing completion, following the adjustment of tracks to fit the gauge of rails in Estonia.

* ***Major Locations:***

**Western Estonia:** *The lowlands and the western archipelago:* Western Estonia is a vast land with few hills, plenty of forests, plains, many islands, and few towns. The land is the home of coastal summer houses, spa towns, and the first to fourth-largest islands of the nation. Prior to the Second World War, there was considerable Swedish-Estonian pressure in the region. The prime cities and towns of the region are Pärnu, Kuressaare, Haapsalu, and Kärdla. **Southern Estonia:** *The land of Seto folk, University,  and uplands:*  Southern Estonia is a vast land with many upland areas, large lakes plains, and forests. The land is the home of the Võros and Setos folk, two major sub-cultures in Estonia. Along with the oldest University in the land, Tartu University.  The prime cities and towns of the region are Tartu, Viljandi, Valga, Võru, Põlva, Elva, Otepää, Jõgeva, and Petseri and Irboska are under Russian control as of this time.

**Eastern Estonia:** *The ghost of the Soviet Union:* Eastern Estonia is a relatively small region that contests solely Ida-Viru county with its contesting of coastal and coastal-lake land, ran-down cities, and artificial hills. The land since the mass movement of people during the attempted assimilation of the Estonian, has over 90% of its population made of Russian Estonians and is partly home of the Ingrio folk. The land is also the home of much of the Estonian Industry. The region suffers from a lack of integration, higher crime, lower incomes, and depopulation. The primary cities and towns of the region are Narva, Narva-Jõesuu, Sillamäe, Jõhvi, Kohtla-Järve, Kiviõli, and Jaanilinn is under Russian control as of this time.

**Northern Estonia:** *The home of Metropolitan Estonia:* Northern Estonia is a large region that is made of coastal land, a large Urban area, plains, and forests. The land contacts of the largest city of Estonia and an emerging metropolitan area, the main ports of the nation, the political and economic hubs of the nation. The number of large cities and towns are so many that towns that would be listed in the other sections have to be excluded here. The main cities and towns are Tallinn, Muuga, Viimsi, Haabneema, Laargi, Paldiski, Keila, Rakvere, Tapa, Rapla, Paide, Türi, and so forth.

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