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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than California |
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Area > Land
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410,934 sq km |
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[57th of 238]
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Area > Total
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449,964 sq km |
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[60th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Stockholm - 703,627 |
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Climate
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
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Forested Land
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65.9% |
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[13th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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62 00 N, 15 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Finland 614 km, Norway 1,619 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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5.93% |
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[142nd of 258]
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Largest city
Stockholm |
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Largest city population
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1,545,000 |
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[65th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Stockholm - 703,627 |
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Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
Map references
Europe |
Natural resources
iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
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Population density
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21.69 people per sqkm |
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[180th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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21.99 people/m²
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[161st of 204]
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Precipitation
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539 mm |
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[67th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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450,290 km²
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[54th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Kebnekaise |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige
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