GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $538.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $386.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $40,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Stockholm
Population (Estimated July 2012): 9,103,788
Area: 450,295km2 or 173,860mi2
Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)
Official Language: Swedish
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 87% of the population is Lutheran and 13% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Kebnekaise Sydtopp at 2,104m or 6,903ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +1:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland
Leaders: King Carl XVI Gustaf; Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Sweden (Konungariket Sverige (Kingdom of Sweden))
