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| Capital: |
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Helsinki
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Republic of Finland
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| Conventional short form |
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Finland
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Suomen Tasavalta
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| Lokal short form |
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Suomi
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Finnish
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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6,000,000
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| Other languages |
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English, Estonian, Finnish, Finnish Sign Language, Finnish Tornedalen, German Standard, Karelian, Livvi, Polish, Romani, Romani Kalo Finnish, Russian, Saami North, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Tatar, Turkish, Vietnamese
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| Language alternates: |
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Aunus, Davvin, Fíntika Rómma, Gypsy, Livonkel, Northern Lapp, Saame, Suomea, Suomi, Viittomakieli
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Aland Islands Swedish, Central And North Pohjanmaa, Hame, Muly, Norgorod, Northern Karelian, Osrobothnian, Perapohja, Ruija, Savo, Sea Lappish, Setu, South Pohjanmaa, Southeastern Finnish, Southern Karelian, Southwest Finland Swedish, Southwestern Finnish, Standard Swedish, Tallinn, Tartu, Torne, Tver, Uusimaa Swedish, Vyrus
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Dorpat, Finnish Karelian, Finnish Karjala, Kalinin, Mulgi, Northern Estonian, Reval, Savolax, Southern Estonian, Tatu, Tavast, Voru
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Internet:
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| Domain |
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.fi
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| Internet users |
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2.27 Mio. (2000)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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23 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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64 00 N, 26 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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337,030.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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2,628.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Euro
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| International identification letter for vehicles |
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SF
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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133.5 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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5.1% (2001)
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Imports (US $)
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31.2 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001)
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| Inflation rate |
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2.6% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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5,183,545
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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17.9% (M: 471,920; F: 454,082)
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- 15 - 64 years
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66.9% (M: 1,752,493; F: 1,717,544)
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| - 65 years and over |
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15.2% (M: 306,216; F: 481,290)
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| Labor force |
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2.6 Mio. (2000*)
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