Åland Islands
autonomous region of Finland
The Åland Islands (Swedish: Åland (pronounced IPA: ['oːland]), Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. It is at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an autonomous, demilitarized, monolingually Swedish-speaking administrative province, region and historical province of Finland. It is the smallest province of Finland, with 0.5% of Finland's population and 0.49% of the land area.
Åland Islands | |
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Motto: "Islands of Peace"[1] | |
Anthem: Ålänningens sång | |
Capital and largest city | Mariehamn 60°15′N 20°00′E / 60.25°N 20°E |
Official languages | Swedish |
Demonym(s) | Ålandic - Ålandish Ålänning - Åländare Ahvenanmaalainen |
Government | Autonomous region of Finland |
• Governora | Peter Lindbäck |
• Premier | Katrin Sjögren |
Autonomy | |
• Declared | 1920 |
• Recognized | 1921b |
Area | |
• Total | 1,580[2] km2 (610 sq mi) (unranked) |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 28,355 |
• Density | 18.14/km2 (47.0/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $1.563 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $55,829 |
HDI (2007) | 0.967[4] very high |
Currency | Euro (€)c (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Calling code | +358d |
ISO 3166 code | AX |
Internet TLD | .axe |
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References
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