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 Sweden 
 Main prefix
 SM 
 Callsigns series
 7SA-7SZ, 8SA-8SZ, SAA-SMZ 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 ITU zone
 18 
 CQ zone
 14 
 
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 Flag description 
Blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag).
 
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 Sweden 
 Capital: 
Stockholm
 Administrative
 divisions: 
21 counties (lan, singular and plural): Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, and Vastra Gotalands.
 Population: 
8,876,744 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Swedish
small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
62° 00' N, 15° 00' E
 Area total: 
449,964 sq. km
 Land area: 
410,934 sq. km
 Water area: 
39,030 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
2,205 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km
 Coastline: 
3,218 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Baltic Sea 0 m - Kebnekaise 2,111 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.se
 Currency: 
Swedish krona (SEK)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Kingdom of Sweden
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Sweden
 Name - local
 long form: 
Konungariket Sverige
 Name - local
 short form: 
Sverige
 Independence: 
6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
 Constitution: 
1 January 1975
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy
 National
 holiday: 
Flag Day, 6 June
 
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