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Facts about Sweden
| Total area1 | 450,295 km2 |
| Lakes and streams | 39,960 km2 |
| Land area (inc. icecap area) | 410,335 km2 |
| Arable land and gardens | 27,030 km2 |
| Forests incl. other land area | 230,370 km2 |
| Largest lake | Vänern 5,490 km2 |
| Highest point | Kebnekaise 2,111 m |
| Coastline, mainland | 11,500 km |
| National land boundaries | 2,205 km (border to Finland: 586 km, to Norway: 1,619 km) |
| Mean temperature Stockholm (1970-2000) |
January -1.7° C July 17.6° C |
| Mean temperature Stockholm (2006) | January -2.3° C July 20.8° C |
| Normal precipation Stockholm (1970-2000) |
547 mm |
| Precipitation Stockholm (2006) | 549 mm |
| Population 1 January 2007 | 9,113,257 |
| Population per km2 1 January 2007 |
22.2 |
| Capital population 1 January 2007 |
Stockholm (municipality) 782,885 Stockholm (incl. suburbs2) 1,918,104 |
| Capital area population, per cent of total population | 21.0% |
| National holiday | 6 June (Swedish flag) |
| Form of government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Parliament | Riksdagen (349 seats) |
| Membership of EU | Yes, from 1 January 1995 |
| Membership of NATO | No |
| Head of State (as of September 2006) |
Kong Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Head of government (as of October 2006) |
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (Moderate Party) |
| Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official website | www.sweden.se |
1 Incl. the greater lakes, but excl. the area from the coastline to the territorial border,
81 502 km2
2 Stockholm
municipality + urban areas (municipalities): Botkyrka, Danderyd, Ekerö,
Haninge, Huddinge, Järfälla, Lidingö, Nacka, Salem, Sigtuna, Sollentuna, Solna, Sundbyberg,
Tyresö, Täby, Upplands-Bro, Upplands Väsby, Vallentuna, Vaxholm, Värmdö and Österåker.
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Sweden has lowland areas which are similar to those in Denmark and Finland, but also mountain areas, although these are not as barren and steep as those in Norway.
Sweden has a very rocky coastline with hundreds of small islands, some of which are arboreous. This type of coast line, called an archipelago, is found both on the eastern and the western side of the country, in particular around Gothenburg and Stockholm. More than half the land area in Sweden is covered mainly by coniferous forest. Spruce and pine occur in abundance in the north and in the Småland highlands, but other vegetation zones exist too. At the lower latitude and longitude degrees, the most common vegetation zones are the alpine zone, the birch zone, the coniferous zone and the beech zone in the south. The conditions for agriculture vary significantly from the southern parts of the country, where the crop season lasts seven months, to the north where the crop season only lasts for four months. However, because of the relatively high temperatures and the long daylight hours, it is possible to farm quite far north. |
Further information:
- Map of Sweden
- The Official Gateway to Sweden
- - Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden
- Information Rosenbad - the Government's website
- Riksdagen - the Swedish Parliament
- CultureNet Sweden [sv]
- Sami Parliament in Sweden
Ansvarlig webredaktør
2008-01-15