Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the Soviet Union and Germany. In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland is projected to be the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its inception.
Demographic Data
Capital: Helsinki
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 96.8%
Government efficiency: 94.7%
Population's support to government: 97.5%
Area: 305,470 square kilometers
Habitable land: 84.0%
Farmable land: 8.0%
Total population: 5,085 thousands
Population's growth: 0.3%
Country's development level: 9,350
Economic Data
GNP: 81,800,000,000
Industralisation: 63.2%
International funding: 204,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 4,034
Military Data
Technological generation: 2
Number of rebels: 50
Rebels development: 8,415
Rebels technological access: 6,544