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Capitol Stockholm Population 8.8 million people Area 449 964 km2 (Of which 54% forested, 16% mountainous, 8% agricultural land and 9% water). Type of Government Constitutional monarchy Money krona Climate Temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers  Primary Language Swedish   Astrid Lindgren's World Beyond the Polar Circle Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Christmas in Sweden Christmas in Sweden 1 City of Stockholm Current Weather Conditions Dad Hammarskjold Flag of Sweden Gateway to Sweden Geological Survey of Sweden Governments on the WWW: Sweden Guide to Sweden Higher Education in Sweden History of Horticulture John Ericcson (1803-1899) Lonely Planet: Sweden Lucia Mammoth Saga Map of Sweden National Atlas of Sweden Postal Museum Public Holidays Royal Court of Sweden  Royal Institute of Technology Royal National Library of Sweden Saint Lucia Day Silver Museum Small Map of Sweden Statistics Sweden Stork On-line Sweden and the Environment Sweden Information Smorgasbord Swedish Administrative Divisions Swedish Government Swedish Museum of Natural History Traditions Around Christmas Traditions Around Easter Virtual Sweden Visit Sweden World Factbook Sweden World Flag Database