Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Sweden |
Capital |
Stockholm |
Total Area |
173,732.07 sq mi 449,964.00 sq km (slightly larger than California) |
Population |
8,875,053 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
8,384,747 |
Languages |
Swedish
note: small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Literacy |
99% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1979 est.) |
Religions |
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist |
Life Expectancy |
77.07 male, 82.5 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
Currency |
1 Swedish krona (SKr) = 100 oere |
GDP (per capita) |
$22,200 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles
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Agriculture |
grains, sugar beets, potatoes; meat, milk |
Arable Land |
7% |
Natural Resources |
zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower |
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