Sweden	Capital: Stockholm (1.6 million) Population: 9,016,596 Land Area: 411,620 sq km (158,926 sq miles) Land Division: 21 Counties (Blekinge, Dalarna, Gävleborg, Gotland, Hallands, Jämtlands, Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Örebro, Östergötland, Skåne, Södermanlands, Stockholm, Uppsala, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Västmanland, Västra Götaland) Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK) Languages: Swedish (Official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities National Day: June 6 Religions: Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist Ethnicity: Indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; Foreign-born or First-generation Immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
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