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Est. Population:
9,979,794
Demonym:
Swede
Religions:
Protestant (50.7%)
Atheist (38.5%)
Muslim (3.7%)
Roman Catholic (2.2%)
Orthodox (1.3%)
Largest City:
Stockholm (923,516)
Other Cities:
Göteborg (548,190)
Malmö (322,574)
Uppsala (210,126)
Linköping (152,966)
Västerås (145,218)
Region:
Northern Europe (Scandinavia)
Bodies of Water:
Gulf of Bothnia (East)
Baltic Sea (Southeast)
Total Area:
450,295 km2 (91.1% land, 8.9% water)
Total Land:
2,233 km
Total Coastline:
3,218 km
Climate
Temperate in south
Subarctic in north
Terrain:
Mostly flat
Gently rolling lowlands
Mountains in the west
Highest Point
Kebnekaise (2,111 m)
Lowest Point
Lake Hammarsjön (-2.4 m)
Natural Disasters
Ice floes
Type:
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Admin. Divisions
21 Counties
Independence:
6 June 1523 (formation of kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Three crowns
Nat'l Anthem:
Du Gamla, Du Fria
GDP Per Capita
$47,900 (USD)
Currency
kr (Swedish Krona)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = kr (Swedish Krona)9.13
Internet Code
.se
Telephone Code
+46
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SW (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.scb.se/en_/ (National and city population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 3 December 2016