Kingdom of Estland

Estland (Estlandic: Eesti), officially the Kingdom of Estland (Estlandic: Eesti Kuningriik) is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. After restoring its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Estland worked to rapidly re-establish itself as a Western state, notably by formally changing its name in English from Estonia to Estland, its name in most Germanic languages, as a symbolic measure to discard connotations of being an Eastern bloc state. Estland also became the only former Soviet state to establish a monarchy, compared to its previous period of independence from 1918-1939 being a republic (Estlandic: Eesti Vabariik), as a move towards the Nordic model present in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Estland also adopted a variant flag distinct from its former republican tricolour, in the form of a Nordic cross that had been proposed decades earlier around the time of its initial independence. The Royalist Party of Estonia (Estlandic: Eesti Rojalistlik Partei), initially a frivolous political party, witnessed a rapid rise in popularity during its role in restoring independence during the 1990s and its proposed policies became more sincere in nature; eventually the Party won enough seats in the Riigikogu to enter a governing coalition on the condition that a referendum be held to replace the office of President (five year term, elected by the Riigikogu) with a Monarch (life term, hereditary). The referendum was won, and Estland formally became a constitutional monarchy. Also on the Royalist Party's platform was the proposition that Estlandic Neopaganism, its two variants being Taarausk and Maausk (Taara's Faith and Earth Faith, respectively), be made the official state religion. As such, Estland is the only country in the world to have a 'pagan' faith as its state religion; though consitutionally pagan, only a minority of Estlanders identify as either Taarausk or Maausk. The head of state in Estland is the Monarch of Estland, and the head of government is the Prime Minister. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Estland is largely similar to that of the former Republic of Estonia, the most notable difference being the powers and duties of the head of state being vested in the Monarch rather than a President.