Finland
Finland: in Finnish Suomi
Coverment: Constitutional republic;
unicameral
parliament elected at four-year intervals
Head
of state:
President; elected for six-year term
Population: 5.4 million
Official
languages:
Finnish (91%), Swedish (5,5%)
Surface
area: 5th
largest EU country in area,
338145
square kilometres
10%
water and 69% forest
about
190 000 lakes
Europe's
largest archipelago
100
000 islands
1160
kilometres long, 540 km wide
Capital: Helsinki (1,4 million
people in the metropoitan region, including Espoo and Vantaa)
Religion: Lutheran (81%), Orthodox
(1%),
Independent: since 1917
EU
member:
since 1995
Currency: euro (since 2002)
Economy: Export by sector:
electrotechnical industry and metal products, machinery and transport
equipment, wood and paper products
National
epic: The
Kalevala
Anthem: Maamme / Our Land
Country
code: FIN
(vehicles),+358 (telephones)
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