Form of government: constitutional monarchy and parliamentary state with one legislative house (Parliament [349]).
Chief of state: King.
Head of government: Prime Minister.
Capital: Stockholm.
Official language: Swedish.
Official religion: Church of Sweden (Lutheran).
Monetary unit: 1 Swedish krona (SKr)=100 ore; valuation
(Oct. 6, 1995) 1 U.S.$=SKr 7.03; 1 
=SKr 11.11.
Population (1995): 8,826,000.
Density (1995){1}: persons per sq mi 55.6, persons per sq km 21.5.
Urban-rural (1993): urban 83.1%; rural 16.9%.
Sex distribution (1995{2}): male 49.41%; female 50.59%.
Age breakdown (1995{2}): under 15, 18.8%; 15-29, 19.7%; 30-44, 20.4%; 45-59, 19.0%; 60-74, 13.9%; 75 and over, 8.2%.
Population projection: (2000) 9,059,000; (2010) 9,278,000.
Ethnic composition (1994{2}): Swedish 90.1%; Finnish 2.4%; other 7.5%.
Religious affiliation (1993{2}): Church of Sweden 87.3% (nominally; about 30% nonpracticing); Roman Catholic 1.7%; Pentecostal 1.1%; other 9.9%.
Major cities (1995{2}): Stockholm 703,627; Göteborg 444,553; Malmö 242,706; Uppsala 181,191; Linköping 130,489.
Birth rate per 1,000 population (1994): 12.8 (world avg. 25.0); (1993) legitimate 49.6%; illegitimate 50.4%.
Death rate per 1,000 population (1994): 10.5 (world avg. 9.3).
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 2.3 (world avg. 15.7).
Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1993): 2.0.
Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1994): 3.9.
Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 2.5.
Life expectancy at birth (1989-93): male 75.1 years; female 80.6 years.
Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1992): heart disease 430.6; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 235.0; cerebrovascular disease 119.1.
Budget (1993-94). Revenue: SKr 343,990,000,000 (value-added and excise taxes 55.4%, social-security contributions 15.8%, income and capital gains taxes 11.2%, nontax revenue 10.5%, property taxes 7.1%). Expenditures: SKr 549,662,000,000 (health and social affairs 23.0%, interest on national debt 17.5%, education and culture 9.9%, defense 7.1%).
Public debt (1994): U.S.$119,370,000,000.
Tourism (1993): receipts from visitors U.S.$2,650,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$4,464,000,000.
Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1994): sugar beets 2,349,800, barley 1,660,900, wheat 1,518,300, oats 990,600, potatoes 762,800; livestock (number of live animals) 2,328,405 pigs, 1,826,489 cattle, 483,428 sheep; roundwood 62,954,000 cu m; fish catch 375,700, of which Baltic herring 53,100. Mining and quarrying (1994): iron ore 12,940,000 {3}; copper 293,000; zinc 287,000; lead 153,000. Manufacturing (value added, in SKr '000,000; 1992): machinery and transport equipment 94,898; paper and paper products 32,474; food and beverages 24,216; wood and wood products 11,789; textiles and wearing apparel 3,685. Construction (1993): 35,088 dwellings completed. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1992) 146,245,000,000 (144,095,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1992) 37,000 (3,368,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1992) 7,000 (121,713,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1992) 17,027,000 (16,296,000); natural gas (cu m; 1992) none (486,913,000).
Gross national product (1993): U.S.$216,294,000,000 (U.S.$24,830 per capita).
Population economically active (1993): total 4,320,000; activity rate of total population 49.5% (participation rates: ages 16-64 [1992] 82.0%; female 48.0%; unemployed 8.2%).
Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 2.1; median income per household SKr 119,000 (U.S.$18,400); sources of income (1992): wages and salaries 58.9%, transfer payments 25.8%, self-employment 15.3%; expenditure (1992): housing and energy 31.4%, food 19.8%, transportation 16.1%, education and recreation 9.8%.
Land use (1993): forested 68.0%; meadows and pastures 1.4%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 6.8%; other 23.8%.
Imports (1994): SKr 399,130,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 37.9%, of which electrical machinery 11.7%, transport equipment 9.3%; chemicals 11.3%; food 7.5%; clothing 4.9%). Major import sources: Germany 18.4%; U.K. 9.7%; U.S. 8.6%; Denmark 6.8%; Finland 6.3%; Norway 6.1%.
Exports (1994): SKr 471,600,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 45.1%, of which transport equipment 15.2%, electrical machinery 12.0%; paper products 9.5%; chemicals 9.5%; wood and wood pulp 6.3%; iron and steel products 6.2%). Major export destinations: Germany 13.3%; U.K. 10.2%; Norway 8.1%; U.S. 8.0%; Denmark 6.9%; Finland 4.8%.
Transport. Railroads (1993): length 7,012 mi, 11,285 km; passenger-mi 3,712,000,000, passenger-km 5,975,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 12,725,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 18,578,000,000. Roads (1992): total length 84,419 mi, 135,859 km (paved 72%). Vehicles (1993): passenger cars 3,566,040; trucks and buses 315,994. Merchant marine (1993): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 417; total deadweight tonnage 2,339,474. Air transport (1993): passenger-mi 5,096,789,000, passenger-km 8,202,502,000; short ton-mi cargo 123,098,000, metric ton-km cargo 179,720,000; airports (1995) 48.
Communications. Daily newspapers (1993): total number 176; total circulation 4,678,000; circulation per 1,000 population 536. Radio (1993): 7,450,000 receivers (1 per 1.2 persons). Television (1993): 3,750,000 receivers (1 per 2.3 persons). Telephones (main lines; 1993): 5,907,000 (1 per 1.5 persons).
Educational attainment (1990). Percentage of population age 16-64 having: primary education 37.1%; lower secondary education 29.4%; higher secondary 12.2%; some postsecondary 21.3%. Literacy (1993): virtually 100%.
Health: physicians (1993) 22,200 (1 per 393 persons); hospital beds (1992) 57,778 (1 per 150 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1994) 3.4.
Food (1992): daily per capita caloric intake 2,972 (vegetable products 62%, animal products 38%); 110% of FAO requirement.
Total active duty personnel (1994): 64,000 (army 68.0%, navy 14.1%, air force 17.9%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1993): 2.8% (world 3.3%); per capita expenditure U.S.$574.