government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 28 June 1992; amended several times, last in 2015
legal system: civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: unicameral Parliament (Riigikogu)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of 19 justices, including the chief justice, and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers); circuit (appellate) courts; administrative, county, city, and specialized courts
religion: Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
