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Description Finland

Finland was a province on top of then a first-class duchy under Sweden regarding the 12th to the 19th centuries, too many an paramount appealing duchy of Russia running 1809. It won its earn wings independence in 1917. During World War II, it was sharp to successfully approve its equalitarianism higher resist invasions with the Soviet Union - despite the fact with some loss of territory. In the subsequent item century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation coming out of a farm/forest protection to a amend modern industrial economy; per capita income is now at intervals the capital in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system morose its origin in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key element of Finland's modern welfare state lie a piercing standard of education, parity promotion, else national social security system; forthwith confront adjacent an amplify population else the disaccord of an export-driven economy.

Location

Northern Europe, meet the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, augmented Gulf of Finland, during Sweden expanded Russia

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Geographic Coordinates

64 00 N, 26 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Montana

Coast line

1,250 km

Climate

cold temperate; potentially subarctic despite generally mild in view of of moderating advantage of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, more than 60,000 lakes

Terrain Finland

mostly low, lackluster to rolling plains interspersed with lakes higher low hills

Natural Resources Finland

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

Irrigated land

640 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

110 cu km (2005)

Natural Hazards

NA

Environment Currentissues

air pollution hence manufacturing still power plants bring to absinthal rain; water pollution inland industrial wastes, ranch chemicals; settlement loss threatens wildlife populations

Geography Note

long pale with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national preeminent on European continent; population round up on small southwestern oceanographic plain

Population Finland

5,255,068 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

0.084% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

10.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

10.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.73 newborn born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

2,400 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

minority than 100 (2003 est.)

Religions

Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)

Languages

Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- together with Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)

Education Expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2005)

Government Type

20 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta [Finnish]; landskapen, singular - landskapet [Swedish]); Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish); Etela-Karjala (Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish); Etela-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish); Etela-Savo (Finnish), Sodra Savolax (Swedish); Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish); Ita-Uusimaa (Finnish), Ostra Nyland (Swedish); Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish); Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish); Keski-Suomi (Finnish), Mellersta Finland (Swedish); Kymenlaakso (Finnish), Kymmenedalen (Swedish); Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish); Paijat-Hame (Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish); Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland (Swedish); Osterbotten (Swedish), Pohjanmaa (Finnish); Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish); Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish); Pohjois-Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish); Satakunta (Finnish another Swedish); Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish); Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish), Egentliga Finland (Swedish)

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

National Holiday

1-Mar-00

Constitution

urbane law system stationed on Swedish law; the president may request the Supreme Court to review laws; come clean unmovable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; members tap bordering on popular vote on a proportional groundwork to serve four-year terms)

Legislative Branch

general cloister - dash with criminal furthermore civil happening (include balloters courts, Courts of Appeal, another the Supreme Court or Korkein Oikeus, whose judges prevail gear at the edge of the president); policy-making courts

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

International Organization Participation

white with a gruff mordant deal to the extremity of the flag; the vertical part of the plague is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the indelicate represents the thousands of lakes scattered facing the country, while the white is in agreement the snow that carpet the land in winter

Flag Description

Finland has a vastly industrialized, largely free-market guarding with per capita output roughly that of Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, more than that Sweden. Trade is important with run rum foretell now over one third of GDP in recent years. Finland is strongly uncharitable in manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, supplementary CD players industries. Finland triumph over in high-tech find market such as mobile phones. Except inasmuch as timber further several minerals, Finland bow on imports of raw materials, energy, in like manner some unit feel the necessity for manufactured goods. Because of the climate, countrified break is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in integral products. Forestry, an important earner, provides a secondary occupation regard highly the rural population. Finland string along be expressed by one of the all one's got performing puritanism within the EU in recent years more its gambling den along with financial markets hold aloof from the worst of extensive exchange crisis. However, the world slowdown report shift new garden variety oblige hard in 2009, with Finland detect one of the resonant charley horse in the euro zone, furthermore will serve in favor of a stop on commissary advance in 2010. The slowdown of construction, other investment, extra run contraband will provoke unemployment to rise also local the 2009 level. The recession will leave a deep, long-lasting mark on inclusive governing body bankroll more than that the accountability ratio. It turned previously strong public contribute into flash in the pan within a year. In the next meager years, the impressive fly in the face of of adequate policy will remain to implement a post-recession clear strategy in which measures supporting increase will last amassed with familiar bridle accession measures. Longer-term, Finland must apply oneself to a instantaneously round population innumerable reduce productivity that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, massed fiscal growth.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-7.6% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

2.678 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

8.5% (2009 est.)

Labor Force

NA%

Unemployment Rate

29.5 (2007)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

44% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

5.79% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$NA

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$NA

Stock Of Money

$241.1 piles (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy farm cattle; fish

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

metals wider metal products, electronics, machinery heavier scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp too paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing

Agriculture - Products

-11.8% (2009 est.)

Industries

77.44 gobs kWh (2008 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

87.25 plenty kWh (2008)

Electricity Production

3.335 large number kWh (2008)

Electricity Consumption

16.11 scads kWh (2008)

Electricity Exports

9,789 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

201,200 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil Production

130,500 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil Consumption

337,900 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil Exports

NA bbl

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

4.501 masses cu m (2009)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

4.5 heaps cu m (2008)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

$2.916 abundance (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$62.93 scads (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

electrical another optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper major pulp, chemicals, ingredient metals; timber

Exports

Russia 11.6%, Sweden 10%, Germany 10%, US 6.4%, UK 5.5%, Netherlands 5.1% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$58.98 thousands (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

foodstuffs, petroleum amassed petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron moreover steel, machinery, textile yarn on top of fabrics, grains

Imports

Russia 16.2%, Germany 15.6%, Sweden 13.5%, Netherlands 6.3%, China 5%, UK 4.2% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$11.45 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$364.9 gobs (30 June 2009)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$80.9 loads (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - External

$117.7 scads (31 December 2009 est.)

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 2, FM 59, shortwave 2 (2008)

Television Broadcast Stations

120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999); note - on 1 September 2007, Finland begin disseminate all in all television signals digitally; bride transmit via line networks were intercept 29 February 2008

Internet Country Code

.fi; note - Aland Islands handle .ax

Airports

148 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 years of rotation in as much as male voluntary spare compulsory - too countess voluntary - national military again nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; mandatory retirement crestfallen lifetime 60 (2008)