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FINLAND

  • Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
  • Area: 338145 km2
  • 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
  • Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills
  • Population 5,244,749 (July 2008 est.)
  • Independent since 6th December 1917
  • More: Virtual Finland & The World Fact Book

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