Republic of Finland- Suomen tasavalta(Finnish)
- Republiken Finland(Swedish)
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Anthem: Maamme (Finnish)
Vårt land (Swedish)
"Our Land"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Helsinki
60°10′N024°56′E / 60.167°N 24.933°E / 60.167; 24.933 |
| Official language(s) | Finnish (90.0%)
Swedish (5.4%) |
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| Recognised regional languages | Sami (0.03%) |
| Demonym | Finns, Finnish |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic[1] |
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| - | President | Sauli Niinistö |
| - | Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen (NCP) |
| - | Speaker of the Parliament | Eero Heinäluoma (SDP) |
| Legislature | Eduskunta |
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| Independence |
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| - | Autonomy
within Russia | 29 March 1809 |
| - | Declared
from Soviet Russia | 6 December 1917 |
| - | First recognized
by Soviet Russia | 4 January 1918 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 338,424 km2 (64th)
130,596 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 10 |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 5,410,233[2] (112th) |
| - | 2000 census | 5,180,000 |
| - | Density | 16/km2 (201st)
41/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $195.723 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $36,236[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $266.553 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $49,349[3] |
| Gini (2000) | 26.9 (low) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.882[4] (very high) (22nd) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | EET(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date formats | d.m.yyyy |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | FI |
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| Internet TLD | .fi, .ax ¹ |
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| Calling code | 358 |
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| 1 | The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. The .ax domain is reserved for the autonomous province of Åland Islands |
![Location of Finland (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Finland.svg)
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