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Surface: Sweden has a total land area
of 410,934 sq km.
Population: Sweden has a
population of 9,031,090 (July 2007). It predominantly
comprises Swedes with Finnish and Sami
minorities.
System of
government: Sweden is a constitutional
monarchy.
Capital: With a
population of 786,510 inhabitants, Stockholm is the
capital of Sweden.
Religion:
Lutheranism is the most dominant religion in
Sweden.
Official Language:
Swedish is the official language of
Sweden.
Government: Sweden is a
constitutional
monarchy.
Climate: Sweden has a
temperate climate in the south; sub-arctic, in the
north.
Units of measure and
electricity: Sweden follows the metric system
and the official electricity unit is 230 V, 50
Hz.
Time Zone: Sweden follows
CET, which is GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 in
summers).
Currency: Swedish
krona
Travel
documents required: One requires a visa to
travel to Sweden.
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Sweden has a market economy, heavily
dependent on foreign trade.
Timber, hydropower and
iron-ore form the resource base of the
economy. Telecommunications as well as the automobile
and pharmaceuticals industries are very important.
Swedes are considered to be highly skilled. Sweden is considered relatively expensive. Though,
more and more inexpensive options are now available to
visitors. The average daily expense of a tourist in
Sweden varies between 200–500 SEK.
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