FINLAND

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Finland People

Country Name: Republic of Finland

Capital City: Helsinki

Population: 5,231,372 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.14% (2006)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: Finnish, Swedish

Area: 338,145 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.7% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7% (2006)

Domain extension: .fi

PEOPLE OF FINLAND

Age Structure 0-14 years:

16.9% (male 449,548/female 433,253)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.7% (male 1,768,996/female 1,727,143)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

16.4% (male 344,798/female 514,722) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

41.6 years

Median Age - male:

40 years

Median Age - female:

43.1 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.127% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.42 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

9.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.038 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.024 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.67 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.958 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

78.66 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

75.15 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

82.31 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Finn(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.2%, Sami 0.1%

Religions:

Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)

Languages:

Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)