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                     S O C . C U L T U R E . N O R D I C

                           *** PART 7: SWEDEN ***



               Index


               7.1      Fact Sheet
               7.2      General information
               7.2.1    Geography, climate, vegetation
               7.2.2    Economy
               7.2.3    Government
               7.2.4    Population
               7.2.5    the Swedish language
               7.2.6    Culture
               7.2.7    Democratic traditions
               7.3      History
               7.3.1    A chronology of important dates
               7.3.2    A list of Swedish monarchs
               7.3.3    the medieval time
               7.3.4    the consolidation of the state
               7.3.5    toward democracy
               7.3.6      !   War all around Sweden
               7.3.7    social security
               7.4      Main tourist attractions
               7.4.1    Stockholm
               7.4.2    Uppsala
               7.4.3    Malmö
               7.4.4    Göteborg
               7.4.5    Gotland
               7.4.6    The rest of Sweden
               7.5      Swedish literature
               7.6      Scania
               7.6.1    Skåne and Skåneland
               7.6.2    Miscellaneous facts
               7.6.3    A few marks in history
               7.6.4    International status
               7.6.5    The flag
               7.6.6    Culture
               7.6.7    Language
               7.6.8    Membership in the European Union
               7.6.9    Cooperation with Sjælland and the bridge over
                        Öresund
               7.6.10   A politically united region
               7.7      Books for learning Swedish

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Subject: 7.1 Fact Sheet

Name: Konungariket Sverige
Telephone area code:  46
Area: 449.964 km² / 173.629 sq mi.
Land boundaries: Norway, Finland
Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands;
         blunt mountains in north and west;
         large archipelagos on the eastern coast.
Highest mountain: Kebnekaise, 2,111 m (6,926 ft)
Natural resources: iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, silver, timber,
                   uranium, hydropower
Population: 8.835.000 (1996)
Population density: 19 persons / km².
Distribution: 83% urban, 17% rural. (1990)
Life expectancy: males: 76, females: 81  (1995)
Capital: Stockholm    (pop.   693,000;
         Stockholms län     1,686,000  [ the metropolitan area ])
Other major towns:  Göteborg (Gothenburg 450,000),
                    Malmö (240,000),
                    Uppsala (160,000),
                    Linköping (120,000),
                    Norrköping (120,000)
Flag: a yellow Nordic cross on blue background.
Type: constitutional monarchy
Head of state: King Carl XVI Gustaf
Languages: Swedish.
           (Finnish, Romani and Sami languages
           are acknoledged minority languages.)
Currency:  krona (Swedish crown, SEK). For the current exchange
           rate, see URL http://www.dna.lth.se/cgi-bin/kurt/rates
Climate:   temperate in south with cold winters; sub-arctic in north.
           Temp. in Stockholm: -5°C  -  +1°C in Feb.,
                              +14°C  - +22°C in July.
Religion:  Evangelic-Lutheran (91%) (official state-religion),
           Lutheran free churches (3%),
           Islam (2%),
           Roman Catholic (1.5%),
           Orthodox (0.7%)
Exports:   machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood,
           iron and steel products, chemicals, electronics

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