STATISTICS: SWEDEN

Sweden Official name: Konungariket Sverige (Kingdom of Sweden). Form of government: constitutional monarchy and parliamentary state with one legislative house (Parliament ). 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 (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = SKr 7.88; 1 = SKr 13.42. Demography Population (1998): 8,860,000. Density (1998){1}: persons per sq mi 55.8, persons per sq km 21.6. Urban-rural (1996): urban 83.1%; rural 16.9%. Sex distribution (1997{2}): male 49.41%; female 50.59%. Age breakdown (1997{2}): under 15, 18.8%; 15-29, 19.0%; 30-44, 20.6%; 45-59, 19.6%; 60-74, 13.4%; 75 and over, 8.6%. Population projection: (2000) 8,909,000; (2010) 9,084,000. Ethnic composition (1997{2}): Swedish 89.3%; Finnish 2.3%; Yugoslavian 0.8%; Iranian 0.6%; Bosnian 0.5%; other 6.5%. Religious affiliation (1995{2}): Church of Sweden 86.1% (nominally; about 30% nonpracticing); Roman Catholic 1.9%; Pentecostal 1.0%; other 11.0%. Major cities (1997{2}): Stockholm 718,462; Gteborg 454,016; Malm 248,007; Uppsala 184,507; Linkping 131,898. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 10.8 (world avg. 25.0); (1995) legitimate 47.0%; illegitimate 53.0%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 10.6 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 0.2 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995): 1.7. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1996): 3.4. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1996): 2.4. Life expectancy at birth (1991-95): male 75.6 years; female 81.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1994): heart disease 428.7; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 229.8; cerebrovascular disease 113.8. National economy Budget (1995-96). Revenue: SKr 816,978,000,000 (value-added and excise taxes 37.4%, social security 34.8%, income and capital gains taxes 15.1%, property taxes 3.2%). Expenditures: SKr 957,248,000,000 (health and social affairs 20.5%, debt service 12.9%, defense 4.7%, education 4.7%). Public debt (1997): U.S.$153,400,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugar beets 2,430,000, barley 2,113,000, wheat 2,030,000, potatoes 1,211,000, oats 987,000; livestock (number of live animals) 2,348,800 pigs, 1,790,200 cattle, 469,000 sheep; roundwood (1995) 59,924,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 395,721. Mining and quarrying (1996): iron ore 21,020,000; zinc 292,000; copper 269,000. Manufacturing (value added, in SKr '000,000; 1994): machinery and transport equipment 119,630; paper products 42,503; food 24,145; wood products 12,359; textiles and wearing apparel 3,767. Construction (dwellings completed; 1995): 12,678. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 142,889,000,000 (143,150,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (3,305,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 36,200 (128,773,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 16,616,000 (13,961,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) none (763,223,000). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$227,315,000,000 (U.S.$25,710 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 4,319,000; activity rate of total population 48.9% (participation rates: ages 16-64, 78.2%; female 47.9%; unemployed 7.7%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1994) 2.1{3}; median income per household SKr 396,100 (U.S.$51,330); sources of income (1992): wages and salaries 58.9%, transfer payments 25.8%, self-employment 15.3%; expenditure (1995): housing and energy 29.6%, food 20.9%, transportation 16.1%, education and recreation 9.2%. Tourism (1996): receipts U.S.$3,674,000,000; expenditures U.S.$6,236,800,000. Land use (1994): forest 68.0%; pasture 1.4%; agriculture 6.8%, other 23.8%. Foreign trade Imports (1996): SKr 447,600,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 40.4%; chemicals 10.4%; food 6.6%). Major import sources: Germany 18.8%; U.K. 10.2%; Norway 7.8%; Denmark 7.5%; U.S. 5.8%. Exports (1996): SKr 567,300,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 47.4%, of which electrical machinery 17.2%; paper products 9.1%; chemicals 8.7%; iron and steel products 5.5%). Major export destinations: Germany 11.7%; U.K. 9.6%; Norway 8.4%; U.S. 8.3%; Denmark 6.3%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): length 6,774 mi, 10,853 km; passenger-km 6,344,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 19,388,000,000. Roads (1996{2}): total length 84,419 mi, 136,223 km (paved 72%). Vehicles (1996{2}): passenger cars 3,630,760; trucks and buses 322,286. Merchant marine (1996{2}): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 430; total deadweight tonnage 2,881,000. Air transport (1994): passenger-km 8,426,647,000; metric ton-km cargo 249,528,000; airports (1995) 48. Education and health Educational attainment (1995). Percentage of population age 16-64 having: primary education 30.7%; lower secondary education 32.2%; higher secondary 14.3%; some postsecondary 22.8%. Literacy (1995): virtually 100%. Health: physicians (1995) 23,000 (1 per 384 persons); hospital beds 45,537 (1 per 194 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1996) 3.5. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,117 (vegetable 65%, animal 35%). Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 62,600 (army 68.8%, navy 16.0%, air force 15.2%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 2.8% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$683. {1} Density based on land area only. {2} January 1. {3} 1990.