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Ambassadors from Israel > Current Israeli Ambassadors > Israeli Ambassador	Shemi Zur
ambassadors to the United States > Ambassador	Jukka Robert Valtasaari
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Ambassadors from Israel
Capital city	Helsinki
DEFINITION: The location of the seat of government.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of ambassadors to the United States
Copyright > Reference	Art. 43,
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Council of EU, 2001 > Country leader	Paavo Lipponen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2001
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length
Council of EU, 2001 > Country votes	3		[12th of 15]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2001
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2001
Council of EU, 2001 > European party of leader PES
DEFINITION: January 1, 2001
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2001
Council of EU, 2002 > Country leader	Paavo Lipponen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2002
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2001
Council of EU, 2002 > Country votes	3		[12th of 15]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2002
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2002
Council of EU, 2002 > European party of leader PES
DEFINITION: January 1, 2002
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2002
Council of EU, 2003 > Country leader	Paavo Lipponen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2003
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2002
Council of EU, 2003 > Country votes	3		[12th of 15]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2003
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2003
Council of EU, 2003 > European party of leader PES
DEFINITION: January 1, 2003
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2003
Council of EU, 2005 > Country leader	Matti Vanhanen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2003
Council of EU, 2005 > Country votes	7		[16th of 25]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2005
Council of EU, 2005 > European party of leader ELDR
DEFINITION: January 1, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2005
Council of EU, 2006 > Country leader	Matti Vanhanen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2006
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2005
Council of EU, 2006 > Country votes	7		[16th of 25]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2006
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2006
Council of EU, 2006 > European party of leader ELDR
DEFINITION: January 1, 2006
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2006
Council of EU, 2007 > Country leader	Matti Vanhanen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2007
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2006
Council of EU, 2007 > Country votes	7		[17th of 27]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2007
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2007
Council of EU, 2007 > European party of leader ELDR
DEFINITION: January 1, 2007
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2007
Council of EU, January–April 2004 > Country leader	Matti Vanhanen
DEFINITION: January 1, 2004
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2007
Council of EU, January–April 2004 > Country votes	3		[12th of 15]
DEFINITION: January 1, 2004
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, January–April 2004
Council of EU, January–April 2004 > European party of leader ELDR
DEFINITION: January 1, 2004
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, January–April 2004
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	70 pma
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union, January–April 2004
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since	November 9, 1918
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[358] (9) 6162 5800
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by date of transition to republican system of government
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general	Los Angeles, New York
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 298-6030
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 298-5800
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elections > Head of state	Direct election
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address	55 Metcalfe St, Suite 850
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Elections by country
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Neighbourhood Downtown
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa
European Council > Current composition of the European Council > Title	Prime minister
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa
European Parliament constituency > Comparison with member states without constituencies > per Seat	370k
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: European Council
European Parliament constituency > Comparison with member states without constituencies > Seats	14		[15th of 25]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: European Parliament constituency
Executive branch > A note government coalition - SDP, Kok, Leftist Alliance (People's Democratic Union and Democratic Alternative), SFP, and Green League
SOURCE: Wikipedia: European Parliament constituency
Flag modification	29		[21st of 197]
DEFINITION: The date on which the nation's flag was last modified.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
foreign consulates in Edinburgh, Scotland > Consulate Address Cariden Sawmills, Bo'ness, EH51 9SQ
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Flagspot
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	February 19, 1992
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of foreign consulates in Edinburgh, Scotland
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	September 21, 1974
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Croatia
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	1.53 %		[79th of 147]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Nepal
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$	27,789,750,000 constant 2000 US$		[22nd of 145]
DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	30163000000
DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	35003000000
DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	43,530,650,000 $		[22nd of 169]
DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.225 $ per $1 of GDP		[23rd of 184]
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Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom Dr Valerie Caton
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	Embassy
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? > International comparisons > Electoral system	PR (list)
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? > International comparisons > Party system	Multi
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? > International comparisons > Strongly bicameral?	No
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? > International comparisons > Structure	Parliamentary
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
Independence Day > Date	December 6
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
Key ministers > Defence	Seppo Kaariainen (KESK)
DEFINITION: Minister of Defence, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Independence Day
Key ministers > Education Tuula Haatainen (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Education, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Environment	Jan-Erik Enestam (RKP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Environment, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Foreign affairs Erkki Tuomioja (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Foreign affairs, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Interior Kaj Rajamaki (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Interior, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Justice Johannes Koskinen (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Justice, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Labour Tarja Filatov (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Labour, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Key ministers > Transport & communications Leena Luhtanen (SDP)
DEFINITION: Minister of Transport & communications, 2005
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Legal origin Nordic
DEFINITION: Legal origin identifies the origin of the Company Law or Commercial Code in each country
SOURCE: Economist Intelligence Unit
Mother of the Nation > Name	Tarja Halonen
DEFINITION: The epithet Mother of the Nation, unlike its male equivalent "Father of the Nation", has seen only occasional use, primarily due to the male-dominated history of nation-building. However, there are a few examples, mostly from the past century or so. Sometimes it is used less metaphorically for women who (for some reason) represent motherhood for many citizens of the nation.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Parliamentary seats > Female	37%		[2nd of 143]
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Mother of the Nation
Parties in the Council of the European Union > leaders > European > party ELDR
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Parties in the Council of the European Union > leaders > Leader	Matti Vanhanen
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union
Parties in the Council of the European Union > leaders > Votes	7		[17th of 27]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union
political parties > Multi party	•
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parties in the Council of the European Union
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	17		[90th of 168]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of political parties
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	27		[120th of 170]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Procedures to register property > number	3		[157th of 167]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	38 %		[4th of 174]
DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Stabilisation and Association process > Croatia	6.1.2004
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Stabilisation and Association process > Stabilisation and Association process > Republic of > Macedonia	6.1.2004
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Stabilisation and Association process
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	3		[167th of 171]
DEFINITION: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Stabilisation and Association process
Status democracy
DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power Transition State: a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to build a warehouse > days	56 days		[167th of 168]
DEFINITION: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.		View time series
SOURCE: electionworld.org
Time required to enforce a contract > days	228 days		[155th of 171]
DEFINITION: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to register property > days	14 days		[144th of 167]
DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to start a business > days	14 days		[148th of 171]
DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	264 hours		[79th of 169]
DEFINITION: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time to resolve insolvency > years	0.9 years		[147th of 151]
DEFINITION: Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution of distressed assets.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Total businesses registered > number	250,873		[33rd of 71]
DEFINITION: Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, nonresidents	722		[36th of 99]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, residents	2,598		[28th of 98]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union, but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands
DEFINITION: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
UN membership date	14 Dec. 1955
DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
United Nations mission http://www.un.int/finland/
DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Embassy Row
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wisconsin High School Model United Nations

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