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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Geography
Area (km²)450,29541,277
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)410,33539,997
Water area (km²)39,9601,280
Land boundaries (km)2,2111,770
Border countries
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
Coastline (km)3,2180
Mean elevation (m)3201,350
Lowest point (m)-2195
Highest point (m)2,1114,634
People
Population10,202,4918,403,994
Official languages
  • Swedish
  • French
  • German (or Swiss German)
  • Italian
  • Romansh
ReligionChurch of SwedenRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameKingdom of SwedenSwiss Confederation
Short country nameSwedenSwitzerland
Long local nameKonungariket SverigeSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)
Short local nameSverigeSchweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)
Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyFederal republic
CapitalStockholmBern
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)518,000,000,000523,100,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)535,600,000,000679,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.11.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)51,20062,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)28.933.8
Labor force5,361,0005,159,000
Unemployment rate (%)6.73.2
Population below poverty line (%)156.6
Budget revenues (USD)271,200,000,000242,100,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)264,400,000,000234,400,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.040.68
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)50.635.7
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.31.1
Public debt (% of GDP)40.841.8
Inflation rate (%)1.90.5
Central bank discount rate (%)-0.50.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1.932.6
Stock of narrow money (USD)329,200,000,000621,800,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)329,200,000,000621,800,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)929,100,000,0001,253,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)560,500,000,0001,519,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)17,790,000,00066,550,000,000
Exports (USD)165,600,000,000313,500,000,000
Imports (USD)153,200,000,000264,500,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)62,220,000,000811,200,000,000
External debt (USD)939,900,000,0001,664,000,000,000
1National currencySwedish kronorSwiss francs
National currency (code)SEKCHF
National currency (symbol)krCHF
National currency rate to USD8.4420.9875



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