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Region |
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak,
between Finland and Norway
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Capital |
Stockholm |
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Government |
Constitutional monarchy
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US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador Charles A. HEIMBOLD, Jr. embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds
VAG 31, SE-11589 Stockholm mailing address: American Embassy Stockholm, Department
of State, Washington, DC 20521-5750 (pouch) telephone: [46] (08) 783 53 00 FAX:
[46] (08) 661 19 64
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Legal System |
Civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations
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Languages |
Swedish note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
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Currency |
Swedish Krona |
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Currency Code |
SEK |
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Holidays |
Flag Day, 6 June
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Climate |
Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic
in north
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Terrain |
Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
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