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 | Kingdom of Sweden |
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| Location: |
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
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| Area: |
449,964 sq km |
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| Climate: |
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west |
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| Population: |
8,911,296 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Evangelical Lutheran 94%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Pentecostal 1%, other 3.5% (1987) |
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| Languages: |
Swedish |
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| Capital: |
Stockholm |
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