| STAT | Finland | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area > Comparative | slightly smaller than Montana | about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union |
|
| Area > Land |
304,473 sq km
Ranked 67th. |
9.16 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Finland |
|
| Area > Land > Per capita |
58.05 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 93% more than United States |
30.16 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Area > Total |
338,145 sq km
Ranked 66th. |
9.83 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Finland |
|
| Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year |
536
Ranked 137th. |
715
Ranked 110th. 33% more than Finland |
|
| Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year |
536
Ranked 130th. |
715
Ranked 105th. 33% more than Finland |
|
| Climate | cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes | mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains |
|
| Coastline |
1,250 km
Ranked 78th. |
19,924 km
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Finland |
|
| Geographic coordinates | 64 00 N, 26 00 E | 38 00 N, 97 00 W |
|
| Land area > Sq. km |
304,090 sq km
Ranked 68th. |
9.16 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Finland |
|
| Land area > Square miles |
130,559 square miles
Ranked 26th. |
3.8 million square miles
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Finland |
|
| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia | North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
|
| Natural resources | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone | coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber |
|
| Surface area > Sq. km |
338,150 km²
Ranked 64th. |
9.63 million km²
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Finland |
|
| Terrain | mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills | vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii |
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