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== https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/sw-map.gif Sweden ==
 
== https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/sw-map.gif Sweden ==
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Introduction
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Background:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in 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 by the global economic downturn, 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.
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Geography
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Location:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
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| <div align="right">Geographic coordinates:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 62 00 N, 15 00 E
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| <div align="right">Map references:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Europe
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| <div align="right">Area:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 449,964 sq km <br />''land:'' 410,934 sq km <br />''water:'' 39,030 sq km
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| <div align="right">Area - comparative:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | slightly larger than California
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| <div align="right">Land boundaries:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 2,233 km <br />''border countries:'' Finland 614 km, Norway 1,619 km
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| <div align="right">Coastline:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 3,218 km
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| <div align="right">Maritime claims:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''territorial sea:'' 12 nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas) <br />''exclusive economic zone:'' agreed boundaries or midlines <br />''continental shelf:'' 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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| <div align="right">Climate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
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| <div align="right">Terrain:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
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| <div align="right">Elevation extremes:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''lowest point:'' reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.41 m <br />''highest point:'' Kebnekaise 2,111 m
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| <div align="right">Natural resources:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
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| <div align="right">Land use:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''arable land:'' 5.93% <br />''permanent crops:'' 0.01% <br />''other:'' 94.06% (2005)
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| <div align="right">Irrigated land:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1,150 sq km (2003)
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| <div align="right">Total renewable water resources:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 179 cu km (2005)
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| <div align="right">Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''Total:'' 2.68 cu km/yr (37%/54%/9%) <br />''Per capita:'' 296 cu m/yr (2002)
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| <div align="right">Natural hazards:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic
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| <div align="right">Environment - current issues:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | acid rain damage to soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
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| <div align="right">Environment - international agreements:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''party to:'' 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-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, 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 <br />''signed, but not ratified:'' none of the selected agreements
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| <div align="right">Geography - note:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | People
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Population:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 9,031,088 (July 2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Age structure:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''0-14 years:'' 16.4% (male 759,488/female 717,812) <br />''15-64 years:'' 65.7% (male 3,007,899/female 2,926,220) <br />''65 years and over:'' 17.9% (male 707,687/female 911,982) (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Median age:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 41.1 years <br />''male:'' 40 years <br />''female:'' 42.2 years (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Population growth rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0.159% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Birth rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 10.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Death rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Net migration rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Sex ratio:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''at birth:'' 1.06 male(s)/female <br />''under 15 years:'' 1.058 male(s)/female <br />''15-64 years:'' 1.028 male(s)/female <br />''65 years and over:'' 0.776 male(s)/female <br />''total population:'' 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Infant mortality rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births <br />''male:'' 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births <br />''female:'' 2.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Life expectancy at birth:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total population:'' 80.63 years <br />''male:'' 78.39 years <br />''female:'' 83 years (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Total fertility rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1.66 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0.1% (2001 est.)
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| <div align="right">HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 3,600 (2001 est.)
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| <div align="right">HIV/AIDS - deaths:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | less than 100 (2003 est.)
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| <div align="right">Nationality:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''noun:'' Swede(s) <br />''adjective:'' Swedish
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| <div align="right">Ethnic groups:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
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| <div align="right">Religions:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
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| <div align="right">Languages:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
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| <div align="right">Literacy:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write <br />''total population:'' 99% <br />''male:'' 99% <br />''female:'' 99% (2003 est.)
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Government
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Country name:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''conventional long form:'' Kingdom of Sweden <br />''conventional short form:'' Sweden <br />''local long form:'' Konungariket Sverige <br />''local short form:'' Sverige
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| <div align="right">Government type:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | constitutional monarchy
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| <div align="right">Capital:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''name:'' Stockholm <br />''geographic coordinates:'' 59 20 N, 18 03 E <br />''time difference:'' UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) <br />''daylight saving time:'' +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| <div align="right">Administrative divisions:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands
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| <div align="right">Independence:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
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| <div align="right">National holiday:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Swedish Flag Day, 6 June (1916); National Day, 6 June (1983)
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| <div align="right">Constitution:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1 January 1975
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| <div align="right">Legal system:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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| <div align="right">Suffrage:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 18 years of age; universal
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| <div align="right">Executive branch:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''chief of state:'' King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the monarch (born 14 July 1977) <br />''head of government:'' Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT (since 5 October 2006) <br />''cabinet:'' Cabinet appointed by the prime minister <br />''elections:'' the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by the parliament; election last held on 17 September 2006 (next to be held in September 2010) <br />''election results:'' Fredrik REINFELDT elected prime minister with 175 out of 349 votes
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| <div align="right">Legislative branch:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) <br />''elections:'' last held on 17 September 2006 (next to be held in September 2010) <br />''election results:'' percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 37.2%, Moderates 27.8%, Center Party 8.3%, Liberal People's Party 8.0%, Christian Democrats 6.9%, Left Party 6.3%, Greens 5.4%; seats by party - Social Democrats 130, Moderates 97, Center Party 29, Liberal People's Party 28, Christian Democrats 24, Left Party 22, Greens 19
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| <div align="right">Judicial branch:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges are appointed by the prime minister and the cabinet)
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| <div align="right">Political parties and leaders:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Center Party [Maud OLOFSSON]; Christian Democratic Party [Goran HAGGLUND]; Environment Party the Greens [no formal leader but party spokespersons are Maria WETTERSTRAND and Peter ERIKSSON]; Left Party or V (formerly Communist) [Lars OHLY]; Liberal People's Party [Jan BJORKLUND]; Moderate Party (conservative) [Fredrik REINFELDT]; Social Democratic Party [Mona SAHLIN]
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| <div align="right">Political pressure groups and leaders:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | NA
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| <div align="right">International organization participation:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | AfDB, Arctic Council, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 6, G- 9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (observer), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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| <div align="right">Diplomatic representation in the US:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''chief of mission:'' Ambassador Jonas HAFSTROM <br />''chancery:'' 2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 <br />''telephone:'' [1] (202) 467-2600 <br />''FAX:'' [1] (202) 467-2699 <br />''consulate(s) general:'' Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
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| <div align="right">Diplomatic representation from the US:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''chief of mission:'' Ambassador Michael M. WOOD <br />''embassy:'' Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-11589 Stockholm <br />''mailing address:'' American Embassy Stockholm, US Department of State, 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750 <br />''telephone:'' [46] (08) 783 53 00 <br />''FAX:'' [46] (08) 661 19 64
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| <div align="right">Flag description:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Economy
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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| <div align="right">Economy - overview:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Aided by peace and neutrality for the whole of the 20th century, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. It has a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labor force. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Privately owned firms account for about 90% of industrial output, of which the engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Agriculture accounts for only 1% of GDP and 2% of employment. Sweden is in the midst of a sustained economic upswing, boosted by increased domestic demand and strong exports. This and robust finances have offered the center-right government considerable scope to implement its reform program aimed at increasing employment, reducing welfare dependence, and streamlining the state's role in the economy. The govenment plans to sell $31 billion in state assets during the next three years to further stimulate growth and raise revenue to pay down the federal debt. In September 2003, Swedish voters turned down entry into the euro system concerned about the impact on the economy and sovereignty.
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| <div align="right">GDP (purchasing power parity):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $333.1 billion (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">GDP (official exchange rate):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $394.5 billion (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">GDP - real growth rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 3.4% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">GDP - per capita (PPP):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $36,900 (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">GDP - composition by sector:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''agriculture:'' 1.4% <br />''industry:'' 29.2% <br />''services:'' 69.4% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Labor force:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 4.66 million (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Labor force - by occupation:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''agriculture:'' 2% <br />''industry:'' 24% <br />''services:'' 74% (2000 est.)
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| <div align="right">Unemployment rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 4.5% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Population below poverty line:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | NA%
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| <div align="right">Household income or consumption by percentage share:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''lowest 10%:'' 3.6% <br />''highest 10%:'' 22.2% (2000)
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| <div align="right">Distribution of family income - Gini index:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 23 (2005)
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| <div align="right">Inflation rate (consumer prices):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Investment (gross fixed):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 19.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Budget:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''revenues:'' $241.2 billion <br />''expenditures:'' $229.1 billion (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Public debt:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 41.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Agriculture - products:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
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| <div align="right">Industries:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles
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| <div align="right">Industrial production growth rate:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 4% (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Electricity - production:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 153.2 billion kWh (2005)
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| <div align="right">Electricity - production by source:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''fossil fuel:'' 4% <br />''hydro:'' 50.8% <br />''nuclear:'' 43% <br />''other:'' 2.3% (2001)
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| <div align="right">Electricity - consumption:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 134.1 billion kWh (2005)
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| <div align="right">Electricity - exports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 21.97 billion kWh (2005)
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| <div align="right">Electricity - imports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 14.58 billion kWh (2005)
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| <div align="right">Oil - production:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2,350 bbl/day (2005 est.)
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| <div align="right">Oil - consumption:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 363,200 bbl/day (2005 est.)
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| <div align="right">Oil - exports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 231,100 bbl/day (2004)
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| <div align="right">Oil - imports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 580,600 bbl/day (2004)
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| <div align="right">Oil - proved reserves:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)
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| <div align="right">Natural gas - production:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0 cu m (2005 est.)
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| <div align="right">Natural gas - consumption:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 893.9 million cu m (2005 est.)
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| <div align="right">Natural gas - exports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0 cu m (2005 est.)
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| <div align="right">Natural gas - imports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 893.9 million cu m (2005)
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| <div align="right">Natural gas - proved reserves:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
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| <div align="right">Current account balance:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $30.19 billion (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Exports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $176.5 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Exports - commodities:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
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| <div align="right">Exports - partners:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Germany 9.8%, US 9.3%, Norway 9.2%, UK 7.1%, Denmark 6.9%, Finland 6%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.7%, Belgium 4.5% (2006)
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| <div align="right">Imports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $157.2 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
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| <div align="right">Imports - partners:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Germany 17.3%, Denmark 9.1%, Norway 8.2%, UK 6%, Netherlands 5.8%, Finland 5.7%, France 4.6%, Belgium 4.1% (2006)
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| <div align="right">Economic aid - donor:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ODA, $1.7 billion (1997)
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| <div align="right">Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $28.02 billion (2006 est.)
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| <div align="right">Debt - external:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $598.2 billion (30 June 2006)
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| <div align="right">Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $199.6 billion (2006 est.)
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| <div align="right">Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $226.4 billion (2006 est.)
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| <div align="right">Market value of publicly traded shares:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | $403.9 billion (2005)
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| <div align="right">Currency (code):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Swedish krona (SEK)
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| <div align="right">Currency code:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | SEK
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| <div align="right">Exchange rates:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Swedish kronor per US dollar - 6.7629 (2007), 7.3731 (2006), 7.4731 (2005), 7.3489 (2004), 8.0863 (2003)
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| <div align="right">Fiscal year:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | calendar year
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Communications
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Telephones - main lines in use:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6.379 million (2005)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Telephones - mobile cellular:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 9.087 million (2005)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Telephone system:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''general assessment:'' highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration <br />''domestic:'' coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels <br />''international:'' country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Radio broadcast stations:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1 (1998)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Radios:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 8.25 million (1997)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Television broadcast stations:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Televisions:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 4.6 million (1997)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Internet country code:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | .se
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|-
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| <div align="right">Internet hosts:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 3.318 million (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Internet Service Providers (ISPs):</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 29 (2000)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Internet users:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6.981 million (2006)
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Transportation
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Airports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 250 (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Airports - with paved runways:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 152 <br />''over 3,047 m:'' 3 <br />''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 12 <br />''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 75 <br />''914 to 1,523 m:'' 24 <br />''under 914 m:'' 38 (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Airports - with unpaved runways:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 98 <br />''914 to 1,523 m:'' 6 <br />''under 914 m:'' 92 (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Heliports:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2 (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Pipelines:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | gas 798 km (2006)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Railways:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 11,528 km <br />''standard gauge:'' 11,528 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2006)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Roadways:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 424,947 km <br />''paved:'' 129,651 km (includes 1,591 km of expressways) <br />''unpaved:'' 295,296 km (2004)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Waterways:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2,052 km (2005)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Merchant marine:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''total:'' 194 ships (1000 GRT or over) 3,883,695 GRT/2,451,123 DWT <br />''by type:'' bulk carrier 7, cargo 23, carrier 1, chemical tanker 49, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 37, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 35, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 22 <br />''foreign-owned:'' 34 (Denmark 4, Finland 10, Germany 4, Italy 7, Japan 1, Norway 5, UK 2, US 1) <br />''registered in other countries:'' 198 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Bahamas 5, Barbados 5, Bermuda 15, Cayman Islands 1, Cook Islands 9, Cyprus 2, Denmark 4, Finland 2, France 10, Gibraltar 10, Isle of Man 3, Italy 1, South Korea 2, Liberia 11, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 27, Netherlands Antilles 3, Norway 31, Panama 9, Portugal 2, Singapore 17, St Vincent and The Grenadines 2, UK 19, US 5) (2007)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Ports and terminals:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Lulea, Malmo, Stenungsund, Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Military
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| <div align="right">Military branches:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Military service age and obligation:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation: 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2006)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Manpower available for military service:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''males age 19-49:'' 1,838,427 <br />''females age 19-49:'' 1,774,659 (2005 est.)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Manpower fit for military service:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''males age 19-49:'' 1,493,668 <br />''females age 19-49:'' 1,441,257 (2005 est.)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Manpower reaching military service age annually:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''males age 18-49:'' 58,724 <br />''females age 19-49:'' 55,954 (2005 est.)
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|-
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| <div align="right">Military expenditures - percent of GDP:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1.5% (2005 est.)
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Transnational Issues
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden
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|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center"
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|-
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| <div align="right">Disputes - international:</div>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | none
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|}
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