Finland
Position: Scandinavian Peninsula
Position: Scandinavian Peninsula
| International name: | Finland |
| Local name: | Suomi / Finland |
| AREA ................................................ | 337.030 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 5.214.000 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 15,5 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Helsinki |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Euro (EUR) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 29951 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,661 (10th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Baltic Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Haltiatunturi 1328 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 6 December 1917 (from Russia) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .fi |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +358 |
Scandinavian Peninsula country
| Helsinki | 21/11/2024 | 23:58 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook