total area: 450,295 sq km
land area: 410,335 sq km
water area: 39,960 sq km
Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Terrain: Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m
arable land: 5.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
Irrigated Land: 1,597 sq km (2007)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 174 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 2.62 cu km/yr (37%/59%/4%)
Per person freshwater withdraw: 285.6 cu m/yr (2007)
Natural Hazards: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic.
Environmental Current Issues: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic.
Total Labor Force: 5.058 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor force in Agriculture: 1.1%
Agricultural Products Description: barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
land area: 410,335 sq km
water area: 39,960 sq km
Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Terrain: Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m
arable land: 5.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
Irrigated Land: 1,597 sq km (2007)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 174 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 2.62 cu km/yr (37%/59%/4%)
Per person freshwater withdraw: 285.6 cu m/yr (2007)
Natural Hazards: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic.
Environmental Current Issues: ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic.
Total Labor Force: 5.058 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor force in Agriculture: 1.1%
Agricultural Products Description: barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk