Possible Clues:

• U.N. member since 1991
• In Preston, I always seek the country
• Nation on the Gulf of Finland
• Station not socially acceptable — taking the road over land
• Where Skype was developed
• Country in Weston I admire
• Land by crashing into sea
• After the start of expansion Nato is changing this country
• Country on the Gulf of Finland
• Turn sea into land