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About
Sweden: |
 | Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Stockholm
Main Cities: Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala
Population: 8,732,000
Area: 449,960 km2
Currency: 1 Swedish krona = 100 öre
Languages: Swedish
Religions: Lutheran Protestant |
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Sweden: a kingdom in NW Europe, occupying the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic: first united during the Viking period (8th-11th centuries); a member of the European Union. About 50 per cent of the total area is forest and 9 per cent lakes. Exports include timber, pulp, paper, iron ore, and steel. Official language: Swedish. Official religion: Church of Sweden (Lutheran). Currency: krona. Capital: Stockholm. Pop.: 8 886 000 (2004 est.). Area: 449 793 sq. km (173 665 sq. miles) Swedish name: Sverige |
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