Location : northern europe. bordering the baltic sea. gulf of bothnia. kattegat. and skagerrak. between finland and norway Geographic Coordinates
: 62 00 n. 15 00 e Map Reference : europe Area :
total: 449.964 sq km land: 410.934 sq km water: 39.030 sq km Area Comparative: slightly larger than california
Sweden More Facts
Land boundaries :
total: 2.233 km border countries: finland 614 km. norway 1.619 km coastline
: 232 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas) exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate:
temperate in south with cold. cloudy winters and cool. partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north Terrain
: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west Elevation extremes : lowest point: reclaimed bay of lake hammarsjon. near kristianstad -2.41 m highest point: kebnekaise 2.111 m Natural Resources
:iron ore. copper. lead. zinc. gold. silver. tungsten. uranium. arsenic. feldspar. timber. hydropower Land use : arable land: 6.54% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 93.45% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 1.150 sq km (1998 est.)
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