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![]() ![]() Sweden Geography - 1990 https://theodora.com/wfb1990/sweden/sweden_geography.html SOURCE: 1990 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 449,960 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than California Land boundaries: 2,193 km total; Finland 536 km, Norway 1,657 km Coastline: 3,218 km Maritime claims: Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation; Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm 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 Natural resources: zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower potential Land use: 7% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 2% meadows and pastures; 64% forest and woodland; 27% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: water pollution; acid rain Note: strategic location along Danish Straits linking
Baltic and North Seas
NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden Geography 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden Geography 1990 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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