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Sweden - Physical geography

Area : 450 000 Km2
Water : 8.7 %
Lands under cultivation : 7 %
Wild pasture lands : 1 %
Forests : 67 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Baltic Sea)
Max. Height : 2111 m (Kebnekaise)

Sweden - Climate
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Sweden - People
Nationality : Swedish
Main language(s) : Swedish

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 Population (2005) : 9 028 000 people
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Density : 20 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 1.42 children / woman
Life expectancy : 81 years
Urban population : 83 %

Main cities :
740 000 people Stockholm (capital) (aggl=1.6 M)
460 000 people Goteborg (aggl=0.8 M)
255 000 people Malmo (aggl=0.5 M)
188 000 people Uppsala
132 000 people Linkoping
125 000 people Vasteras
123 000 people Orebro
123 000 people Norrkoping
117 000 people Halsingborg
116 000 people Jonkoping
96 000 people Boras

Sweden - Economy
Currency : Krona (SEK) = 100 Ore
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 9.13 Kronor (SEK)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 240 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 26584 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 370.53 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 41042 dollars

Sweden - Miscellaneous information
 CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :
- Coffee (5)
- Milk = 120 l (7)
- Butter = 6 Kg (7)
- Cheese = 17 Kg (7)
- Sugar = 6 Kg (16)
 MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Oats (6)
- Wood (11)
- Barley (20)
 - Zinc (13)
- Silver (13)
- Lead (14)
- Copper (21)
- Iron
 RECORDS :
- Largest lake in West Europe = Vanern (5545 Km).
- 7th longest suspension bridge in the world = Hoga Kusten (1210 m).

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