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Sweden Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/sweden/sweden_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 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 references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly larger than California Land boundaries
Coastline 3,218 km Maritime claims
Climate temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudysummers; subarctic in north Terrain mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west Elevation extremes
Natural resources zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower potential Land use
Irrigated land 1,150 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia,can interfere with maritime traffic Environment - current issues acid rain damaging soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and theBaltic Sea Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas
NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |