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Official name: Finland
Capital City: Helsinki
Current Local Time:
Country website: http://www.dhl.fi
International Dialing Code: 358
Population: 5,105,230 (July 1996
Currency: 1 Euro, = 100 euro cents
Spoken Languages: Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small Lapp minority
Holidays: Jan 1, 6, Mar 6, Apr 22, 24, 25, May 1, 15, Jun 2, 12, 24, 25, Nov 5, Dec 6, 24, 25, 26
Major Exports: Commodities: paper and pulp, machinery, chemicals, metals, timber
Partners: EU 46.5% (Germany 13.4%, UK 10.3%), Sweden 11%, US 7.2%, Japan 2.1%, FSU 8.6% (1994)
Major Imports: Commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, fodder grains
Partners: EU 44% (Germany 15%, UK 8.3%), Sweden 10.4%, US 7.6%, Japan 6.5%, FSU 10.3 (1994)
Total Export: $29.7 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
Total Import: $23.2 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
Gross Domestic Product: $92.4 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income: $18,200 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate: 100%
Population Growth Rate: 0.1% (1996 est.)