SWEDEN

Name:	Sweden (Kingdom of Sweden)
Local name (Swedish):	Sverige (Konungariket Sverige)
Bordering countries:	Finland, Norway
Status:	sovereign state
Surface:	449.9 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):	8 878 ths.
Capital:	Stockholm
Official language:	Swedish

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