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<text>
<title>
Finland: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Finland
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea between
Sweden and Russia
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 337,030 km2</l>
<l> land area: 305,470 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly smaller than Montana</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 2,628 km, Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km,
Russia 1,313 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal
indentations)
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> contiguous zone: 6 nm</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of
exploitation</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 4 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: none
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with
lakes and low hills
</p>
<p>Natural resources: timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 8%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 76%</l>
<l> other: 16%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 620 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: permanently wet ground covers about 30% of land;
population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain
</p>
<p>Note: long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost
national capital on European continent
</p></body></article></text>