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| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
| Geographic coordinates | 64 00 N, 26 00 E |
| Map references | europe |
| Area |
total: 338,145 sq km water: 33,672 sq km land: 304,473 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Montana |
| Land boundaries |
total: 2,690 km border countries: norway 736 km, sweden 614 km, russia 1,340 km |
| Coastline | 1,250 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm (in the gulf of finland - 3 nm) continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with sweden |
| Climate | cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes |
| Terrain | mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: baltic sea 0 m highest point: halti 1,328 m |
| Natural resources | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
| Land use |
arable land: 7.19% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 92.78% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 640 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | NA |
| Environment - current issues | air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: air pollution-persistent organic pollutants |
| Geography note | long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain |
Introduction and Background to Finland | People Of Finland | Government Of Finland | Economy Of Finland | Communications Of Finland | Transportation Of Finland | Military Of Finland | Transnational Issues Of Finland
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