Size: Approximately 207,600 square kilometers.

Topography: Hilly landscape with many lakes and gently sloping ridges created by glaciers in north low-lying swampy plain in south. One-third of country covered by unpopulated forest tracts. Highest point 346 meters.

CÍÍÍÍlimate: Temperate continental. Average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 700 millimeters and is sometimes excessive.

Data as of June 1995