Geography (Finland)
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     Total area:
         337,030 km2
     Land area:
         305,470 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Montana
     Land boundaries:
         2,628 km; Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km
     Coastline:
         1,126 km; excludes islands and coastal indentations
     Maritime claims:
       Contiguous zone:
         6 nm
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
       Exclusive fishing zone:
         12 nm
       Territorial sea:
         4 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     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
     Natural resources:
         timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
     Land use:
         arable land 8%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures NEGL%; forest and
         woodland 76%; other 16%; includes irrigated NEGL%
     Environment:
         permanently wet ground covers about 30% of land; population concentrated on
         small southwestern coastal plain
     Note:
         long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on
         European continent