Land area: 158,927 sq mi (411,621 sq km); total area: 173,731 sq mi (449,964 sq km)

Population (2009 est.): 9,059,651 (growth rate: 0.1%); birth rate: 10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 2.7/1000; life expectancy: 80.8; density per sq mi: 5

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Stockholm, 1,622,300 (metro. area), 1,251,900 (city proper)

Other large cities: Göteborg, 506,600; Malmö, 245,300; Uppsala, 127,300

Monetary unit: Krona

National name: Konungariket Sverige

 

Current government officials

Languages: Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Ethnicity/race: indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks

Religions: Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhis

Literacy rate: 99% (2003 est.

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $300.2 billion; per capita $41,100. Real growth rate: 3.1%. Inflation: 0.9%. Unemployment: 2.5%. Arable land: 6%. Agriculture: barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk. Labor force: 3.95 million; agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% (2000 est.). Industries: iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles. Natural resources: zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower. Exports: $126.6 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals. Imports: $104.4 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing. Major trading partners: U.S., Germany, Norway, UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Belgium (2004).