King: Carl XVI Gustaf Prime minister: Fredrik Reinfeldt
Interim president: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
Population
9,103,788
1,628,603
Life Expectancy
81.180 years
49.110 years
Capital City
Stockholm
Largest city
Stockholm (population: 1,253,310)
Bissau (population: 388,028)
Human Development Index
0.958
0.383
GDP per capita
$40,900 US
Literacy Rate
99%
42.4%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
47%
14%
Wealthiest Citizens
Ingvar Kamprad & family ($22.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic
Independence date
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
Religions
Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
Languages
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Exports
machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
External Debt
$1,016,000,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - 6.4074 (2008 est.), 6.7629 (2007), 7.3731 (2006), 7.4731 (2005), 7.3489 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
0
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Area
450,295 km sq
36,125 km sq
Coastline
3,218 km
350 km
Climate
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
