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| Monday,January 02,2006 Posted: 18:55 BJT(55 GMT) Gothenburg |
Location: Sweden lies in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Area: 449,964 sq km (land: 410,934 sq km, water: 39,030 sq km)
Land Boundaries: 2,233 km Coastline: 3,218 km
Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Elevation extremes: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, lowest point, 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%
Irrigated land: 1,150 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic |
 | Geography 2005-01-13 18:18 |
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