PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1918Independence24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)CIA World Factbook
- 1991Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1997First UNESCO World Heritage siteHistoric Centre (Old Town) of TallinnUNESCO World Heritage
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2005Most recent World Heritage inscriptionStruve Geodetic ArcUNESCO World Heritage
- 2013First space object launchedESTCube-1GCAT
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2020Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-03-05IPU Parline
