Finland
- Official Name:
- Republic of Finland (Finland)
- Area:
- 338.145 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 5.238.460 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.250 km
- Capital:
- Helsinki
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Hamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Porvoo, Raahe, Rauma, Turku
- Maritime claims:
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- Territorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm)
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden
- Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- Political divisions:
- 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani
- Language(s):
- Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5,6% (official), other 2,4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
- Nationality:
- Finn(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- AfDB, Arctic Council, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (observer), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .fi
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Euro (EUR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD33.700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 199.000.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,7%
- Industry: 30,3%
- Services: 67%
- Labor force:
- 2.620.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
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- Agriculture and forestry 4,4%
- Industry: 17,5%
- Construction 6%
- Commerce 22%
- Finance, insurance, and business services 12%
- Transport and communications 8%,
- Public services 30,2%
- Unemployment rate:
- 7% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 1,7% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 18,9% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD105.600.000.000
- Expenditures: USD101.000.000.000
- Public debt:
- 37,7% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 8.749.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 84.720.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, pulp (1999)
- Exports - Partners:
- Russia 11,2%, Sweden 10,7%, Germany 10,5%, UK 6,6%, US 6,2%, Netherlands 4,8% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 71.690.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, grains
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 16,2%, Sweden 14,1%, Russia 13,9%, Netherlands 6,2%, Denmark 4,6%, UK 4,3%, China 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 6.561.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 251.900.000.000 (2006)
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