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Kingdom of Sweden
Konungariket Sverige
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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6.017 million (December 1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3.835 million (October 1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent domestic and international facilities; automatic system
domestic: coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels international: 5 submarine coaxial cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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8.25 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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4.6 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.se |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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29 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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6.02 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 11,481 km
standard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 210,760 km
paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of expressways) unpaved: 48,053 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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2,052 km
note: navigable to small steamers and barges |
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Pipelines:
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natural gas 84 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 166 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,329,925 GRT/1,609,986 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 8, Finland 8, Germany 3, Italy 3, Japan 2, Norway 7 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 35, chemical tanker 31, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 21 |
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Airports:
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245 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 145
over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11 914 to 1,523 m: 24 under 914 m: 25 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 82 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 100
914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 90 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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19 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,060,044 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,800,376 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 52,692 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$4.395 billion (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.1% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |