Finland |
Finland is heavily forested and contains thousands of lakes, numerous rivers, and extensive areas of marshland. Except for a small highland region in the extreme northwest, the country is a lowland less than 600 ft (180 m) above sea level. Off the southwest coast are the Swedish-populated �land Islands (581 sq mi; 1,505 sq km), which have had an autonomous status since 1921.
5 Markkas 1963