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Sweden

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Background :

A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum. 

Location :

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

62 00 N, 15 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 11.12
North 69.06
East 24.16
South 55.34

Area :

total 450 295 square km
land 410 335 square km
water 39 960 square km

Land boundaries :

total 2 233 km
Finland (fi) 614 km
Norway (no) 1 619 km

Coastline :

3218.00 km

Climate :

temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north 

Terrain :

mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 4 metres
highest point 2 111 metres

Natural resources :

arsenic copper
feldspar gold
hydropower iron ore
lead silver
timber tungsten
uranium zinc

Land use :

arable land 5.93 %
permanent crops 0.01 %
other 94.06 %

Irrigated land :

1 150 square km

current issues :

acid rain damage to soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Treaty Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

9 059 651 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.16 %
Birth rate 10.13 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.67 children born/woman
Death rate 10.21 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 15.70 %
15-64 years 65.50 %
65 years and over 18.80 %

Median age :

total 41.50 years
male 40.40 years
female 42.60 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.79 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 2.75 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 80.86 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 78.59 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 83.26 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 6 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Lutheran 87.00 %
other 13.00 %

Languages :

Swedish  

Literacy :

total population 99.00 %
male 99.00 %
female 99.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form Sweden
local long form Konungariket Sverige
local short form Sverige

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SE
ISO Numeric 752
ISO3 SWE
FIPS SW
ccTLD se
English Sweden

Administrative divisions :

21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland 

Capital :

name Stockholm
geographic coordinates 59 20 N, 18 03 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ADB (nonregional member) AfDB (nonregional member)
Arctic Council Australia Group
BIS CBSS
CE CERN
EAPC EBRD
EIB ESA
EU FAO
FATF G-10
G-9 IADB
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt ICRM
IDA IEA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA MINURCAT
MONUC NC
NEA NIB
NSG OAS (observer)
OECD OPCW
OSCE PCA
PFP Paris Club
Schengen Convention UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNHCR UNIDO
UNMIL UNMIS
UNMOGIP UNRWA
UNTSO UPU
WCO WEU (observer)
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO ZC

Independence :

1523-06-06 

National holiday :

Flag Day 1916-06-06
National Day 1983-06-06

Executive branch :

King CARL XVI GUSTAF Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT

Legislative branch :

Social Democrats 37.20 %
Moderates 27.80 %
Center Party 8.30 %
Liberal People's Party 8.00 %
Christian Democrats 6.90 %
Left Party 6.30 %
Greens 5.40 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 333 200 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 397 700 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.60 %
PPP - per capita 36 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.60 %
industry 26.60 %
services 71.80 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 1.10 %
industry 28.20 %
services 70.70 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 4 930 000 people
Unemployment rate 9.30 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 23.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) -0.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 17.60 % of GDP
Current account balance 18 930 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 29 720 000 000 $
Debt external 669 100 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 338 900 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 298 300 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 612 500 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.50 % of GDP
Public debt 43.20 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 3.60 %
highest 10% 22.20 %

Budget :

revenues 196 900 000 000 $
expenditures 211 400 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

barley meat
milk sugar beets
wheat

Industries :

armaments iron
motor vehicles precision equipment
processed foods radio and telephone parts
steel wood pulp and paper products

Energy :

Electricity Production 144 000 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 134 500 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 14 710 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 12 750 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 3 572 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 351 800 bbl/day
Oil Exports 219 300 bbl/day
Oil Imports 542 100 bbl/day
Natural gas Consumption 913 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 913 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

132 800 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals iron and steel products
machinery motor vehicles
paper products pulp and wood

Value :

121 100 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals clothing
foodstuffs iron and steel
machinery motor vehicles
petroleum and petroleum products

Currency-name :

Swedish krona 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 5 323 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 10 988 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 124
Television broadcast stations 252
Internet Country code (ccTLD) se
Internet Hosts 3 886 000
Internet Users 8 100 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 152
Heliports 2
Pipelines - gas 786 km
Roadways - total 425 300 km
Roadways - expressways 1 740 km
Roadways - paved 139 300 km
Roadways - unpaved 286 000 km
Railways 11 633 km
Waterways 2 052 km

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