Sweden is
a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe.
It is bordered by Norway on
the west, Finland on the northeast,
the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest,
and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on the east.
Sweden has a low population density in all but its metropolitan
areas, with most of the inland consisting of forests and
mountainous wilderness.
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Living in Sweden
Sweden has one of the world's highest life expectancies.
As of approximately 12 August 2004, the total population
of Sweden for the first time exceeded 9,000,000, according
to Statistics Sweden.
The country's population includes some 17,000 indigenous
Samis. Some 50,000 of the ethnic Finns of Sweden also
constitute an indigenous minority, although many more
of the Sweden Finns descend from 20th century immigrants.
Sweden enjoys a mostly temperate climate despite its northern
latitude, mainly due to the Gulf Stream. In the south
of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north
pines and hardy birches dominate the landscape. In the
mountains of northern Sweden a sub-Arctic climate predominates.
North of the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets for part
of each summer, and in the winter, night is unending for
a corresponding period.
East of Sweden is the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia,
providing a long coastline, and mellowing the climate
further yet. To the west is the Scandinavian mountain
chain, a range that separates Sweden from Norway.
The southern part of the country is chiefly agricultural,
with forests covering a larger percentage of the land
the further north one goes. Population density is also
higher in southern Sweden, with centres being in the
valley of lake Mälaren and the Öresund region.
Gotland and Öland are the two largest Islands
of Sweden.
Counties of Sweden
Sweden is divided into 21 counties or län. They
are Stockholm County, Uppsala County, Södermanland
County, Östergötland County, Jönköping
County, Kronoberg County, Kalmar County, Gotland County,
Blekinge County, Skåne County, Halland County,
Västra Götaland County, Värmland County,
Örebro County, Västmanland County, Dalarna
County, Gävleborg County, Västernorrland County,
Jämtland County, Västerbotten County and Norrbotten
County.
Each has a County Administrative Board or länsstyrelse
which is appointed by the Government. In each county
there is also a separate County Council or landsting,
which is the municipal representation appointed by the
county electorate. Each county further divides into
a number of municipalities or kommuner, making a total
of 290 municipalities, in 2004. There are also older
historical divisions of Sweden, primarily into provinces
and lands.
Largest cities of Sweden
1 Stockholm
2 Gothenburg
3 Malmö
4 Uppsala
5 Linköping
6 Västerås
7 Örebro
8 Norrköping
9 Helsingborg
10 Jönköping
11 Umeå
12 Lund
13 Borås
14 Sundsvall
15 Gävle
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