Official Name: Republic of Finland Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. Capital: Helsinki Area: total: 337,030 sq km land: 305,470 sq km water: 31,560 sq km Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m. Highest point: Haltiatunturi/ Halti 1,328 m.

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Population: 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Finn(s) Ethnic groups: Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Lapp 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%. Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%. Languages: Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities.

Cold temperate. Potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes.

Government type: Republic. Independence: 6 December 1917 (from Russia). National holiday: Independence Day, 6 December (1917).

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