Area:                130 559 square miles                           3 794 066 square  miles
Capital:            Helsinki ( 507 000 inhabitants)            Washington D.C ( 5 300 000 inhabitants)
Population:            5 300 362 inhabitants                           303 260 872 inhabitants        
3rd largest city:     Tampere (207 000 inhabitants)             Chicago (2,842,518 inhabitants)
Lakes:                        187 888 lakes                                        
President:                  Tarja Halonen                                      George.W.Bush
Independence day:            6th December                                     4th July
Most popular sport:          Icehockey                                              Baseball
National Anthem:        Maamme-laulu                                 The Star Spangled Banner
Highest building:         168 meters (Näsinneula)                  527 meters ( Sears tower)
Biggest company:        Nokia (Really! it is Finnish!)                         Microsoft
    - turnover                    74 942 000 000 €                              44 280 000 000