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Sweden |
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| Name |
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Kingdom of Sweden |
| Capital City |
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Stockholm |
| Official Language |
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Swedish |
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| Population |
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8.856.000 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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1.632.132 inhabitants |
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- acid rain damage to soils and lakes
- pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
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| Location |
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Northern Europe |
| Time Zone |
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GMT + 1 hour |
| National Day |
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6 June
(Day of the Swedish Flag) |
| Currency |
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Swedish krona (SEK) |
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| Area |
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449.964 sq km |
| Forest |
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66% |
| Land Boundaries |
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2.205 km |
| Coastline |
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3.218 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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2.111 m (Kebnekaise) |
| Lowest point |
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0 m (Baltic Sea) |
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| Weather |
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In south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
| Summer temperatures |
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4º / 22 ºC |
| Winter temperatures |
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-5º / -1 ºC |
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