7.1 Sweden Fact Sheet
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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
7.1 Sweden Fact Sheet
Name: Konungariket Sverige
Telephone area code: 46
Area: 449.964 km² / 173.629 sq mi.
Land boundaries: Norway, Finland
Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands;
blunt mountains in north and west;
large archipelagos on the eastern coast.
Highest mountain: Kebnekaise, 2,111 m (6,926 ft)
Natural resources: iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, silver, timber,
uranium, hydropower
Population: 8.835.000 (1996)
Population density: 19 persons / km².
Distribution: 83% urban, 17% rural. (1990)
Life expectancy: males: 76, females: 81 (1995)
Capital: Stockholm (pop. 693,000;
Stockholms län 1,686,000 [ the metropolitan area ])
Other major towns: Göteborg (Gothenburg 450,000),
Malmö (240,000),
Uppsala (160,000),
Linköping (120,000),
Norrköping (120,000)
Flag: a yellow Nordic cross on blue background.
Type: constitutional monarchy
Head of state: King Carl XVI Gustaf
Languages: Swedish.
(Finnish, Romani and Sami languages
are acknoledged minority languages.)
Currency: krona (Swedish crown, SEK). For the current exchange
rate, see URL http://www.dna.lth.se/cgi-bin/kurt/rates
Climate: temperate in south with cold winters; sub-arctic in north.
Temp. in Stockholm: -5°C - +1°C in Feb.,
+14°C - +22°C in July.
Religion: Evangelic-Lutheran (91%) (official state-religion),
Lutheran free churches (3%),
Islam (2%),
Roman Catholic (1.5%),
Orthodox (0.7%)
Exports: machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood,
iron and steel products, chemicals, electronics
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