Finland
 | Finland |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 78.66 years
male: 75.15 years female: 82.31 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.2%, Sami 0.1% | Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003) | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| republic | Helsinki | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 6 December 1917 (from Russia) | Independence Day, 6 December (1917) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| 1 March 2000 | civil law system based on Swedish law; the president may request the Supreme Court to review laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $196.2 billion (2006 est.) | 5.5% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $32,800 (2006 est.) | 7% (2006 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| NA% | 1.7% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $84.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $71.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $6.561 billion (August 2006 est.) | euro (EUR) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 2% (2005 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia | 338,145 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 5.231 million (2005) | .fi; note - the ICANN has assigned the ccTLD of .ax to the Aland Islands | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 1.634 million (2006) | 3.286 million (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 148 (2006) | 5,741 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 78,189 km | gas 694 km (2006) | |
