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United Nations Security Council Resolution 709
United Nations Security Council resolution 709, adopted without a vote on 12 September 1991, after examining the application of the Estonia, Republic of Estonia for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly that Estonia be admitted. On 17 September 1991, the General Assembly admitted Estonia under Resolution 46/4. See also * List of United Nations member states * List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991–1993) References External links * Text of the Resolution at undocs.org {{UNSCR 1991 1991 United Nations Security Council resolutions, 0709 United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Estonia, 0709 United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning United Nations membership, 0709 1991 in Estonia September 1991 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
