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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	10.37	Per 1000 Inhabitants	187	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	10.15	Per 1000 Inhabitants	57	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	3.45	Per 1000 Live Births	215	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	79.13	Years	37	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.62	Per 1000 Inhabitants	56	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.08	Percent	187	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.73	Born per Woman	163	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	77440	Gigawatt hour	38	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	4501	1 Mil. Cubic metre	61	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	184	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-7.60	Percent	204	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	34900	Dollar	36	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	178800	Million dollar	56	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-20.90	Percent	164	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	0.00	Percent	18	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	201.2	1000 Barrel per day	55	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	9.789	1000 Barrel per day	86	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	8.50	Percent	95	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	338145	Square kilometer	64			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	136			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100		147			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	2400		136			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	5255068		112			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation	nonregional member
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Arctic Council	to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic;to protect the Arctic environment
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Council of the Baltic Sea States	to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
European Organization for Nuclear Research	to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council	to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Investment Bank	to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
European Space Agency	to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Force	to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Group of 9	to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Energy Agency	to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;established by the OECD
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad	to create the security and conditions which will to contribute to the protection of refugees, displaced persons, and citizens in danger, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, to create favorable conditions for the reconstruction and economic and social development of these areas
Nordic Council	to promote regional economic, cultural, and environmental cooperation
Nuclear Energy Agency	to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nordic Investment Bank	to promote economic cooperation and development
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Partnership for Peace	to expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and build relationships by promoting the spirit of practical cooperation and commitment to democratic principles that underpin NATO;program under the auspices of NATO
Schengen Convention	to allow free movement within an area without internal border controls
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in Liberia	to support the cease-fire agreement and peace process, protect UN facilities and people, support humanitarian activities, and assist in national security reform
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan	to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization	to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire;currently supports timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping operations in the region as needed;initially established by the UN Security Council
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Zangger Committee	to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)
Economic and Monetary Union
European Union

Names

Finland : Name
Republic of Finland : Longname
Suomi/Finland : Name
- Local
Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland : Longname
- Local

Description

Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy;per capita income is now among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are a high standard of education, equality promotion, and national social security system;currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.