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Financial Times: Finland is most prosperous nation

The Nordic countries Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden lead the world in gender equality, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum. 26 October 2009 Finland is the world's most prosperous nation, not only in monetary matters but in the quality of its democracy and governance,...

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