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Facts

Current Statistics (Mar 2006):
Pupulation 9 044 789
Consumer prices 0.9 %
Unemployment 5.4%
GDP +1,0% (Q3 2005 compared with Q2 2005)

(Source: Statics Sweden)
Besöka Sverige / Visit Sweden

Sweden in Brief

Sweden in Brief provides capsule introductions to Sweden by subject area and a collection of key facts and figures.
Facts:

  • Area: 450,000 km² (174,000 sq. mi.), third largest country in Western Europe
    Forests: 53%
    Mountains: 11%
    Cultivated land: 8%
    Lakes and rivers: 9%
    Longest north-south distance: 1,574 km (978 mi.)
    Longest east-west distance: 499 km (310 mi.)
  • Capital: Stockholm
  • Population: 9 million inhabitants
  • Languages: Swedish; recognized minority languages: Sami (Lapp), Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish), Yiddish, Romani Chib (a Gypsy language).
  • Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy.
  • Parliament: The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber.
  • Religion: 80% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden.
  • Average life expectancy: men 78 years, women 82 years.
  • Most important export goods: Electrical and telecom equipment, machinery, passenger cars,  paper,  pharmaceuticals, iron and steel.
  • Most important imported goods: Electrical and telecom equipment,  machinery, foodstuffs, crude oil,  textile products, footwear, passenger cars.

Average temperatures

JANUARY JULY
Malmö -0.2° C (+31.6° F) + 16.8° C (62.2° F)
Stockholm -2.8° C (+27.0° F) +17.2° C (63.0° F)
Kiruna -16.0° C (+3.2° F) +12.8° C (55.0° F)

Daylight

 JANUARY 1 JULY 1
Malmö 7 hours 17 hours
Stockholm  6 hours 18 hours
Kiruna  0 hours 24 hours
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