Outline of Åland
The Åland Islands are an autonomous, demilitarized, monolingually Swedish-speaking administrative province, region and historical province of the Republic of Finland.[1] The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. The Åland Islands are the smallest province of Finland, comprising 0.50% of Finland's population and 0.49% of its land area.
The islands consist of the main island Fasta Åland (where 90% of the population resides)[2] and an archipelago to the east that consists of over 6,500 skerries and islands. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is virtually contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is short and strangely shaped;[3] it is located on the uninhabited island of Märket, which it shares with Sweden. That border was re-negotiated in 1985.
Due to the Åland Islands' autonomous status, the powers exercised at the provincial level by representatives of the central state administration in the rest of Finland are largely exercised by the Government of the Åland Islands.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Åland Islands:
General reference
Geography of Åland
- Main article: Geography of Åland
- Åland is: an archipelago of over 6,500 islands, and an autonomous province of Finland. See also Nordic countries.
- Location:
- Population of Åland: 27,210 (2008)
- Area of Åland: 13,517 square kilometres (5,219 sq mi)
- Atlas of Åland
Environment of Åland
- World Heritage Sites in Åland: None
Geographic features of Åland
Regions of Åland
Fasta Åland — Ninety per cent of the population of Åland live on Fasta Åland (the Main Island), which is also the site of the capital town of Mariehamn.
Administrative divisions of Åland
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Åland
Municipalities of Åland
Demography of Åland
- Main article: Demographics of Åland
Government and politics of Åland
- Main article: Government of Åland and Politics of Åland
Branches of the government of Åland
Executive branch of the government of Åland
There are two executive authorities in Åland:
Legislative branch of the government of Åland
Judicial branch of the government of Åland
Foreign relations of Åland
International organization membership
Law and order in Åland
- Main article: Law of Åland
Military of Åland
- Military status of Åland — Åland is both demilitarized and neutralized by international treaty: it may not militarize, be militarized, nor participate in war.
- Forces: none
- Military bases: none
History of Åland
- Main article: History of Åland
Culture of Åland
- Architecture of Åland
- Bomarsund — nineteenth century fortress in Sund
- Kastelholm Castle — a Swedish-built[4] medieval castle located off Road 2[5] in Sund, approximately 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord to the south of the village of Kastelholm.[6][7][8] Built in the 14th century, and held in fief during the Middle Ages by various nobles,[9] feudal chiefs, and kings,[10] it had significant period in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Economy and infrastructure of Åland
See also
References
- ^ a b "Finland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The Aland Islands
- ^ an account of the border on Märket, and how it was redrawn in 1985, appears in Hidden Europe Magazine, 11 (November 2006) pp. 26-29 ISSN 1860-6318
- ^ Aarons, Felice (2006). Fodor's Scandinavia. Random House, Inc.. p. 554. ISBN 1400016428. http://books.google.com/books?id=jQzLKjzXbsgC&pg=PA554.
- ^ Symington, Andy (2009). Lonely Planet Finland. Lonely Planet. p. 252. ISBN 1741047714. http://books.google.com/books?id=SNatbAr2SFgC&pg=PA252.
- ^ Johnstone, Sarah (2007). Europe on a shoestring. Lonely Planet. p. 358. ISBN 1741045916. http://books.google.com/books?id=e7_-rb4Et6UC&pg=PA358.
- ^ Google. Google Maps (Map).
- ^ Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. Bing Maps (Map).
- ^ Rothery, Agnes (2007). Finland – The New Nation. READ BOOKS. p. 218. ISBN 1406705551. http://books.google.com/books?id=YsEyOZ4RsXgC&pg=RA1-PA218.
- ^ Economic geography. 15–16. Worcester, Mass.. 1939. p. 35. http://books.google.com/books?id=K2MTAAAAIAAJ&q=Kastelholm+Castle&dq=Kastelholm+Castle&hl=en&ei=mn7TTNWBHIS8sAOB9-zjBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBDge.
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Wikimedia Atlas of Åland
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