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Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige)
Sweden,
which occupies the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula, is the
fourth-largest country in Europe, and is one-tenth larger than
California. The country slopes eastward and southward from the Kjólen
Mountains along the Norwegian border, where the peak elevation is
Kebnekaise at 6,965 ft (2,123 m) in Lapland.
The capital city is
Stockholm, the currency is the Krona and language is Swedish
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A population of 8,878,085
occupy a total land area of 173,731
sq mi (449,964 sq km).
The climate is temperate
in the south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers;
subarctic in north. At 62° N, 15° E.
The terrain is mostly
flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west. |
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