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THE LAND OF THOUSANDS

LAKES-FINLAND

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Geography

People Economy

Transportation.

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Geography

Location- NorthenEurope,bodering the BatlicSea,Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf ofFinland, between Sweden andRussia.

Geographic coordinates-64:00N,26:00E.

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

Land boundaries- total:2,628 km;border countries: Norway 729 kmSweden 586 km; Russia 1,313km.

Coastline- 1,126 km

Maritime claims- con. Shelf:200m depth of exploitation exclusivefishing zone :12 NM; extends tocontinental shelf boundary withSweden territorial sea :12 NM {in

the gulf of Finland -3NM} Cold temperate ; potentially sub

arctic , but comparatively mildbecause of moderating influenceof North Atlantic current, Balticsea, and more than 60,000 lakes.

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PEOPLE

Population- 5,183545.

Birth rate- 10.6 births/1,000population.

Death rate- 9.78

deaths/1,000 population. Nationalitynoun: Finn(s);

adjective: Finnish.

Ethnic groups- Finn 93%

,Swede 6%, Sami 0.11%,Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%

Religions- EvangelicalLutheran 89%, RussianOrthodox 1%, none 9%,other 1%.

Languages

Finnish 93.4%,Swedish 5.9%, small Lapp-and Russian-speakingminorities.

Literacy- definition: age 15and over can read and write.Total population:100%.male:NA % Female:

NA%.

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Economy

Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-marketeconomy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK,France, Germany, and Italy.

Its key economic sector is manufacturing principally thewood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, andelectronics industries.

Trade is important, with exports equaling almost one-third ofGDP.

Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondaryoccupation for the rural population.

GDP- Purchasing power parity-$133.5 billion

GDP real growth rate- 0.6%

GDP- per capita- Purchasing Power parity-$25,800

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Transportation

Railways- total:5,865 km ;broad gauge:5,865

km,1.524m.

Highways-total:77,831km;paved:49,789 km;

unpaved:28,042.

Airports-160;paved runways:

total:73(2001);unpaved:total-87(2001)

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