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    Introduction


    Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.


    Location


    Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia


    Geographic coordinates


    64 00 N, 26 00 E


    Area


    total: 337,030 sq km water: 31,560 sq km land: 305,470 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Montana


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,628 km border countries: Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km


    Coastline


    1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations)


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 NM) continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden


    Climate


    cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes


    Terrain


    mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Halti 1,328 m


    Natural resources


    timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone


    Land use


    arable land: 6.98% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 93.01% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    640 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    NA


    Environment - current issues


    air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants


    Geography - note


    long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain


    Population


    5,214,512 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Helsinki


    Phone Code


    +358


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