Finland
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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
FIPS code (FIPS 10-4) : intended for general use throughout the US Government.
ISO codes : International Organization for Standardization.

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Finland - Physical geography

Area : 339 000 Km2
Water : 9.4 %
Lands under cultivation : 8 %
Forests : 72 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Baltic Sea)
Max. Height : 1328 m (Haltiatunturi)

Finland - Climate
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Finland - People
Nationality : Finnish
Main language(s) : Finnish (93%), Swedish (6%)

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 Population (2005) : 5 243 000 people
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Density : 15 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 1.8 children / woman
Life expectancy : 79 years
Urban population : 61 %

Main cities :
1 060 000 people Helsinki (aggl.)
560 000 people Helsinki (capital)
215 000 people Espoo
200 000 people Tampere
180 000 people Vantaa
173 000 people Turku
118 000 people Oulu
87 000 people Kuopio
77 000 people Lahti

Finland - Economy
Currency : Euro (EUR) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 1.22 US$

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 132 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 25176 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 196.46 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 37471 dollars

Finland - Miscellaneous information
 CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :
- Coffee (1)
- Milk = 150 l (2)
- Beer = 80 l (9)
- Butter = 5 Kg (9)
- Cheese = 16 Kg (10)
 MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Oats (7)
- Barley (19)
- Wood (12)
 - Pigs
 - Phosphate (16)
- Nickel (20)
- Zinc (26)
- Silver
 OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS :
Biotechnology

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