l Capital: Stockholm
l Population: 9.58 million, about 0.13 percent of the world’s population
l Life expectancy: Men 79 years, women 83 years
l Foreign-born inhabitants: 14.8 percent
l Religion: The Church of Sweden is Evangelical Lutheran. There are also many other religions and denominations.
l Language: Swedish Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, with parliamentary democracy
l Parliament: The Riksdag, with 349 members in a single chamber
l National Day: June 6
l Education: Nine years of compulsory schooling, but most pupils continue to the three-year upper secondary school. Around one-third go on to higher education at universities and colleges throughout Sweden
l Working hours: Standard work week is 40 hours, minimum paid vacation is 5 weeks
l Labor force participation: Men: 73.9 percent. Women: 67.4 percent
l Longest north-south distance: 1,574 km
l Longest east-west distance: 499 km
l Area: 450,294 sq km, the third-largest country in Western Europe after France and Spain
l Urban and industrial land: 3 percent
l Agricultural land: 8 percent
l Forests: 53 percent
l Marshland: 9 percent
l Grasslands: 7 percent
l Bare rocks and mountains: 12 percent
l Lakes and rivers: 9 percent
l Highest mountain: Kebnekaise (2,103 meters)
l Biggest lake: Vanern (5,650 sq km)
l Calling code: +46
l Internet code: .se
l Time zone: GMT +1
l Currency: 1 krona (SEK) = 100 öre
l GDP per capita (PPP): SEK 352,000
l GNI per capita: SEK 358,500
l Population in major cities (including suburbs): Stockholm: 2,019,200, Gothenburg: 918,000, Malmö: 647,300
l Most important export goods: Machinery and transport equipment, wood and paper products, chemicals and plastic products, industrial machinery, electronics and telecommunications equipment, minerals, road vehicles
l Most important imported goods: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and plastic and rubber products, electronics and telecommunications equipment, energy products, industrial machinery, road vehicles, minerals and foodstuff
Source: Statistics Sweden
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