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Republic of Finland
Suomen tasavalta  (Finnish)
Republiken Finland  (Swedish)
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: Maamme  (Finnish)
Vårt land  (Swedish)
"Our Land"
Location of  Finland  (dark green)– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Finland  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)		Helsinki
60°10′N024°56′E / 60.167°N 24.933°E / 60.167; 24.933
Official language(s)Finnish, Swedish
Recognised regional languagesSaami
DemonymFinns, Finnish
GovernmentParliamentary republic[1]
 - PresidentTarja Halonen
 - Prime MinisterMari Kiviniemi
Independence
 - Autonomy
from Sweden		March 29, 1809 
 - Declared
from Bolshevik Russia		December 6, 1917 
 - RecognisedJanuary 4, 1918 
EUaccessionJanuary 1, 1995
Area
 - Total338,424 km2 (64th)
130,596 sq mi 
 - Water (%)10
Population
 - 2010 estimate5,374,781[2] (112th)
 - 2000 census5,180,000 
 - Density16/km2 (201st)
40/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$183.095 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$34,044[3] 
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - Total$240.139 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$44,650.[3] 
Gini (2000)26.9 (low) 
HDI (2010)increase 0.871[4] (very high) (16th)
CurrencyEuro (€)¹ (EUR)
Time zoneEET(UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Date formatsd.m.yyyy
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeFI
Internet TLD.fi, .ax ²
Calling code358
1Before 2002: Finnish markka
2The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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