Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Montana |
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Capital city with population
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Helsinki - 515,765 |
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Forested Land
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72% |
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[9th of 193]
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Largest city population
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1,059,000 |
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[83rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Helsinki - 515,765 |
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Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[19th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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12 nm
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[29th of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[62nd of 190]
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Natural resources
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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70°05'N |
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Population density
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16.89 people per sqkm |
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[188th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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17.22 people/m²
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[167th of 204]
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Precipitation
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651 mm |
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[57th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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91.35 people/km² of arable lan |
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[57th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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338,150 km²
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[64th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Haltiatunturi |
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Terrain
mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
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