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GovernmentName: Long Form: Republic of Estonia
Short Form: Estonia
Local Long Form: Республика Цудеская (Novegradian), Еести Вабариик (Estonian)
Local Short Form: Цудя (Novegradian), Еести (Estonian)
Capital: Revéle (Tallinn)
Administrative Divisions: 3 oblosts: Iestoneskáia (capital Revéle/Tallinn), Pernáuskaia (capital Pernáu/Pärnu), Iuriéuskaia (capital Iúrieve/Tartu)
Locations are often identified using the historical counties. The three oblosts serve mainly as administrative districts.
Executive Branch: Headed by a president elected to five year terms. The current head of the republican government is President Andrus Osilou. The president (functionally more like a prime minister) is chosen by the parliament and heads the Government (Vabariigi Valitsus), which exercises executive power.
Legislative Branch: Headed by a unicameral Parliament, the Riigikogu.
Flag: Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom). The seal of Estonia is centered on the hoist side.