| Area |
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338,145 sq km (130,559 sq miles). |
| Coastline |
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1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations). |
| Population |
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5,206,295 (official estimate 2002). |
| Ethnic Group |
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Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Sami 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02% |
| Capital |
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Helsinki |
| Population |
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559,716 (official estimate 2002). |
| Language |
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Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities. |
| Location |
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Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. |
| Independence |
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Independence Day, 6 December (1917) |
| Religion |
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85 per cent Evangelical Lutheran, 10 per cent others including Finnish Orthodox, Baptists, Methodists, Free Church, Roman Catholic, Jews and Muslims. |
| Time |
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GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Saturday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October) |
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