Geography
Total Size: 449,964 square km
Size Comparison: slightly larger than California
Geographical Coordinates: 62 00 N, 15 00 E
Continent: Europe
General Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Geographical Low Point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.41 m
Geographical High Point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m
Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Major Cities: Stockholm (capital) 1.279 million (2009), Gothenburg, Malmo
Major Landforms: Scandinavian Mountains, Gotland Island, Oland Island, Norrland Region, Svealand Region, Gotaland Region
Major Bodies of Water: Lake Vanern, Lake Vattern, Lake Siljan, Angerman River, Eman River, Indal River, Hano Bay, Gulf of Bothnia, Sea of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
Famous Places: Stockholm Palace, Ice Hotel, Kosterhavet National Park, Marstrand, Borgholm Castle, Drottningholm Palace, Gamla stan in Stockholm, Kalmar Castle, Vasa Museum, Oresund Bridge, Djurgarden, Nobel Museum
Size Comparison: slightly larger than California
Geographical Coordinates: 62 00 N, 15 00 E
Continent: Europe
General Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Geographical Low Point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.41 m
Geographical High Point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m
Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Major Cities: Stockholm (capital) 1.279 million (2009), Gothenburg, Malmo
Major Landforms: Scandinavian Mountains, Gotland Island, Oland Island, Norrland Region, Svealand Region, Gotaland Region
Major Bodies of Water: Lake Vanern, Lake Vattern, Lake Siljan, Angerman River, Eman River, Indal River, Hano Bay, Gulf of Bothnia, Sea of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
Famous Places: Stockholm Palace, Ice Hotel, Kosterhavet National Park, Marstrand, Borgholm Castle, Drottningholm Palace, Gamla stan in Stockholm, Kalmar Castle, Vasa Museum, Oresund Bridge, Djurgarden, Nobel Museum