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Basic Facts |
Country name |
conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form: Sweden local long form: Konungariket Sverige local short form: Sverige |
Gevernment type | constitutional monarchy |
Capital |
name: Stockholm
geographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Flag description | blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) |
Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
Internet country code | .se |
Ports and terminals | Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Oxelosund, Stenungsund, Stockholm, Trelleborg |
Agriculture products | barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk |
Industries | iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles |
Geography |
Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
Coordinates | 62 00 N, 15 00 E |
Continent | Europe |
Area |
total: 449,964 sq km
land: 410,934 sq km water: 39,030 sq km |
Boundaries |
total: 2,233 km
border countries: Finland 614 km, Norway 1,619 km |
Coastline | 3,218 km |
Climate | temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
Terrain | mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west |
Natural resources | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
Natural hazards | ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic |
People |
Population | 9,016,596 (July 2006 est.) |
Ethnic groups | indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
Religions | Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist |
Languages | Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |