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Background: |
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. Indecision over the country's role in the political and
economic integration of Europe delayed Sweden's entry into the EU until
1995, and waived the introduction of the euro in 1999. |
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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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Geographic coordinates: |
62 00 N, 15 00 E |
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Map references: |
Europe |
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Area: |
total: 449,964 sq km
land: 410,934 sq km
water: 39,030 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than California
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,233 km
border countries: Finland 614 km, Norway 1,619 km |
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Coastline: |
3,218 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
(adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)
exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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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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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: reclaimed
bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.41 m
highest
point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m |
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Natural resources: |
iron ore, copper, lead, zinc,
gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
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Land use: |
arable land: 6.54%
permanent crops: 0.01%
other: 93.45% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
1,150 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
ice floes in the surrounding
waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime
traffic |
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Environment - current issues: |
acid rain damage to soils and
lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea |
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Environment - international agreements: |
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
signed, but not
ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location along Danish
Straits linking Baltic and North Seas |
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Population: |
9,001,774 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 17.1% (male
791,215/female 747,621)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male
2,990,436/female 2,904,873)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male
677,161/female 890,468) (2005 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 40.6 years
male: 39.49 years
female: 41.75 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
0.17% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
10.36 births/1,000 population
(2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
10.36 deaths/1,000 population
(2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
1.67 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64
years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76
male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 2.77 deaths/1,000
live births
male: 2.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 80.4
years
male: 78.19 years
female: 82.74 years (2005
est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.66 children born/woman (2005
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,600 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish |
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Ethnic groups: |
indigenous population: Swedes
and Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation
immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
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Religions: |
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic,
Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist |
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Languages: |
Swedish, small Sami- and
Finnish-speaking minorities |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% |
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Country name: |
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form: Sweden
local
long form: Konungariket Sverige
local short form: Sverige
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Government type: |
constitutional monarchy |
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Capital: |
Stockholm |
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Administrative divisions: |
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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Independence: |
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA
elected king) |
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National holiday: |
Flag Day, 6 June |
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Constitution: |
1 January 1975 |
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Legal system: |
civil law system influenced by
customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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Executive branch: |
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)
head of government: Prime Minister Goran PERSSON (since 21
March 1996)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative
elections, the prime minister is elected by the parliament; election last
held 15 September 2002 (next to be held NA September 2006)
election
results: Goran PERSSON reelected prime minister with 131 out of 349
votes |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral Parliament or
Riksdag (349 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional
representation basis to serve four-year terms)
elections: last
held 15 September 2002 (next to be held September 2006)
election
results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 39.8%, Moderates
15.2%, Liberal Party 13.3%, Christian Democrats 9.1%, Left Party 8.3%,
Center Party 6.1%, Greens 4.6%; seats by party - Social Democrats 144,
Moderates 55, Liberal Party 48, Christian Democrats 33, Left Party 30,
Center Party 22, Greens 17 |
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Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court or Hogsta
Domstolen (judges are appointed by the prime minister and the cabinet)
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Political parties and leaders: |
Center Party [Maud OLOFSSON];
Christian Democratic Party [Goran HAGGLUND]; Green Party [no formal leader
but party spokespersons are Maria WETTERSTRAND and Peter ERIKSSON]; Left
Party or V (formerly Communist) [Lars OHLY]; Liberal People's Party [Lars
LEIJONBORG]; Moderate Party (conservative) [Fredrik REINFELDT]; Social
Democratic Party [Goran PERSSON] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
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International organization participation: |
AfDB, 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, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM
(guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club,
PCA, PFP, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK,
UNMIL, UNMISET, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (observer), WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Jan ELIASSON
chancery: 1501 M Street NW, Washington,
DC 20005-1702
telephone: [1] (202) 467-2600
FAX: [1]
(202) 467-2699
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador M. Teel BIVINS
embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds VAG 31,
SE-11589 Stockholm
mailing address: American Embassy Stockholm,
Department of State, 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750
(pouch)
telephone: [46] (08) 783 53 00
FAX: [46]
(08) 661 19 64 |
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Flag description: |
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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Economy - overview: |
Aided by peace and neutrality
for the whole 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 2% of GDP and 2% of the
jobs. The government's commitment to fiscal discipline resulted in a
substantial budgetary surplus in 2001, which was cut by more than half in
2002, due to the global economic slowdown, declining revenue, and
increased spending. The Swedish central bank (the Riksbank) focuses on
price stability with its inflation target of 2%. Growth remained sluggish
in 2003, but picked up in 2004. Presumably because of generous sicktime
benefits, Swedish workers report in sick more often than other Europeans.
On 14 September 2003, Swedish voters turned down entry into the euro
system, concerned about the impact on democracy and sovereignty. |
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GDP: |
purchasing power parity -
$255.4 billion (2004 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
3.6% (2004 est.) |
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GDP - per capita: |
purchasing power parity -
$28,400 (2004 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 2%
industry: 29%
services: 69% (2001) |
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Investment (gross fixed): |
15.8% of GDP (2004 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 20.1% (1992) |
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Distribution of family income - Gini index: |
25 (1992) |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
0.7% (2004 est.) |
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Labor force: |
4.46 million (2004 est.) |
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture 2%, industry 24%,
services 74% (2000 est.) |
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Unemployment rate: |
5.6% (2004 est.) |
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Budget: |
revenues: $201.3 billion
expenditures: $199.6 billion, including capital expenditures of
NA (2004 est.) |
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Public debt: |
51.6% of GDP (2004 est.) |
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Agriculture - products: |
barley, wheat, sugar beets;
meat, milk |
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Industries: |
iron and steel, precision
equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and
paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
5.5% (2004 est.) |
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Electricity - production: |
142.8 billion kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 4%
hydro: 50.8%
nuclear: 43%
other: 2.3%
(2001) |
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Electricity - consumption: |
138.1 billion kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - exports: |
14.8 billion kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - imports: |
20.1 billion kWh (2002) |
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Oil - production: |
0 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption: |
328,600 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - exports: |
203,700 bbl/day (2001) |
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Oil - imports: |
553,100 bbl/day (2001) |
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Natural gas - production: |
0 cu m (2001 est.) |
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Natural gas - consumption: |
949 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - exports: |
0 cu m (2001 est.) |
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Natural gas - imports: |
968 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Current account balance: |
$24.08 billion (2004 est.)
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Exports: |
$121.7 billion f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
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Exports - commodities: |
machinery 35%, motor vehicles,
paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals |
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Exports - partners: |
US 10.7%, Germany 10.3%, UK
7.2%, Denmark 6.6%, Norway 6.2%, Finland 5.9%, Belgium 5.1%, Netherlands
4.8%, France 4.7% (2004) |
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Imports: |
$97.97 billion f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
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Imports - commodities: |
machinery, petroleum and
petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs,
clothing |
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Imports - partners: |
Germany 20.2%, Denmark 8.2%, UK
7.9%, Netherlands 7.2%, Finland 7%, France 6.1%, Norway 5.9%, Belgium 4.5%
(2004) |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: |
$19.99 billion (2003) |
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Debt - external: |
$66.5 billion (1994) |
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Economic aid - donor: |
ODA, $1.7 billion (1997) |
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Currency: |
Swedish krona (SEK) |
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Currency code: |
SEK |
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Exchange rates: |
Swedish kronor per US dollar -
7.3489 (2004), 8.0863 (2003), 9.7371 (2002), 10.3291 (2001), 9.1622 (2000)
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Fiscal year: |
calendar year |
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
6,579,200 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
7.949 million (2002) |
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
excellent domestic and international facilities; automatic system
domestic: coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the
voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some
additional telephone channels
international: country code - 46;
5 submarine coaxial cables; 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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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
(1998) |
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Radios: |
8.25 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations: |
169 (plus 1,299 repeaters)
(1995) |
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Televisions: |
4.6 million (1997) |
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Internet country code: |
.se |
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Internet hosts: |
945,221 (2004) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
29 (2000) |
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Internet users: |
5.125 million (2002)
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Railways: |
total: 11,481 km
standard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified)
(2003) |
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Highways: |
total: 213,237 km
paved: 167,604 km (including 1,542 km of expressways)
unpaved: 45,633 km (2002) |
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Pipelines: |
gas 798 km (2004) |
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Ports and harbors: |
Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad,
Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Solvesborg,
Stockholm, Sundsvall |
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Merchant marine: |
total: 205 ships (1,000
GRT or over) 2,702,763 GRT/1,884,570 DWT
by type: bulk carrier
6, cargo 33, chemical tanker 51, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 37,
petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 37, specialized tanker 1, vehicle
carrier 22
foreign-owned: 42 (Belgium 2, Denmark 4, Finland 11,
Germany 6, Italy 7, Japan 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 9)
registered in
other countries: 155 (2005) |
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Airports: |
254 (2004 est.) |
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 154
over
3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437
m: 82
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 35 (2004
est.) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 100
914 to
1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 90 (2004 est.) |
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Heliports: |
2 (2004 est.) |
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Military branches: |
Army, Royal Swedish Navy
(RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet) |
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Military manpower - military age and obligation: |
19 years of age for compulsory
military service; conscript service obligation - 7-17 months depending on
conscript role; after completing initial service soldiers have a reserve
commitment until the age of 47 (2004) |
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Military manpower - availability: |
males age 19-49:
1,838,427 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service: |
males age 19-49:
1,493,668 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age
annually: |
males: 58,724 (2005
est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
$5.729 billion (2004) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.7% (2004) |
| Transnational Issues |
Sweden |
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Disputes - international: |
none |
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