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Sweden
  • Sverige
  • Region : Northern Europe
  • Capital : Stockholm
  • Area : 447,430.00 km²
  • Official Language : Swedish
  • Population : 10,175,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 528.929
  • GPI Rank : 18
  • GII Rank : 2
Sweden is a country on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The land has a total area of 447,430 km² and a total coastline of 3,218 km. This area is approximately 111% of the area of California. The country has 221,831 mostly uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 2 neighbouring countries Finland and Norway. The distance between New York City and the Capital Stockholm is about 6,330 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.937 Sweden counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

22.74

Life Expectancy of Males

81.0

Life Expectancy of Females

84.1

Birth Rate

11.4 ‰

Death Rate

9.1 ‰

Passport
Passport of Sweden
VF : 127 , VOA : 42 MS : 169
Currency : Swedish Krone (SEK)

1 US Dollar = 9.77 Kronen
1 Krone = 0.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP470.86 bn €

Exportations

225.68 bn €

Importations

216.43 bn €

Budget surplus

4,211 M €

Tourism receipts

12.64 bn €

Gross debt

181.29 bn €

Unemployment rate

6.5 %

Inflation rate

1.78 %

corruption index

85 (good)

Energy consumption

133.5 bn kWh

GDP : 528.929 | GDP(PPP) : 563.882
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Stockholm / CapitalStockholm

936,000

GöteborgVästra Götaland

504,000

MalmöSkåne

262,000

UppsalaUppsala

128,000

VästeråsVästmanland

107,000

ÖrebroÖrebro

99,000

LinköpingÖstergötland

97,000

HelsingborgSkåne

91,000

HuddingeStockholm

90,000

JönköpingJönköping

83,000

NorrköpingÖstergötland

83,000

UmeåVästerbotten

74,000

GävleGävleborg

69,000

BoråsVästra Götaland

63,000

VäxjöKronoberg

60,000

KarlstadVärmland

59,000

EskilstunaSödermanland

59,000

HalmstadHalland

56,000

SundsvallVästernorrland

48,000

LuleåNorrbotten

46,000

ÖstersundJämtland

43,000

BorlängeDalarna

39,000

FalunDalarna

36,000

KalmarKalmar

35,000

KarlskronaBlekinge

32,000

SkellefteåVästerbotten

31,000

ÖrnsköldsvikVästernorrland

28,000

NyköpingSödermanland

28,000

KarlskogaÖrebro

27,000

VarbergHalland

26,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

7% Urban areas

31,152 km²

7% Agricultural areas

30,385 km²

63% Forest

280,718 km²

9% Water areas

40,120 km²

15% Others

65,054 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Swedish

89.5 %

Finnish

2.4 %

North Slavic languages

1.3 %

Arabic

0.8 %

Spanish

0.6 %

Norwegian

0.5 %

other

4.9 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

573,134 km

Railways:

14,127 km

Waterways:

2,052 km

Commercial harbors:

360

› Airports:

231

Climate
The climate in SwedenThe country is much further away from the equator than Central Europe. This means that the winter days in Sweden are much darker, colder and also shorter. The country is under cold polar climate. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between -1 and 22 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 24 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -7°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Sweden and 11 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Sweden