CLIMATE (Average)
North
January -12°C (..°F)
July +13°C (..°F)
South
January - 2°C (28°F)
July + 17°C (63°F)
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POPULATION
Total: 9 million
Stockholm region: 1.6
million
Göteborg region: 0.8
million
Malmö region: 0.5 million
Population density:
20 inhabitants/km²
Average life expectancy:
Men: 76,2 years
Women: 81.5 years
Fertility rate: 1.7 children
Religion: 87% belong to the
Lutheran Church
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GEOGRAPHY
Area: 410,928 km² (158'660
sq mi)
Forests: 54%
Mountains: 16%
Cultivated land: 8%
Lakes & rivers: 9%
Highest mountain: Kebnekaise
2,111m (6926 ft)
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FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
since 1973 King Carl XVI Gustaf, married since 1976 to Queen Silvia; 3
children, of whom the oldest (Victoria) is Crown Princess.
Head of Government:
since 1996 Göran Persson, prime minister in a Social Democrat minority
government.
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ECONOMY
Currency (SEK): 1 krona =
100 öre
US$ 1 = 10 SEK
TAX RATE OF MONTHLY INCOME:
SEK 10,000 31%
SEK 20,000 35%
SEK 30,000 42%
SEK 40,000 46%
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EDUCATION
Compulsory school: 9 years
(age 7-16)
Upper Secondary School: 3
years (not compulsory, but 95% continue to grade 10)
University
Adult education programs
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