Sweden
Population: 9,234,209 people Area: 449 964 km2 Capital: Stockholm Official language : Swedish Currency: Swedish krona ( SEK) National Day : June 6 Life expectancy: 80 years EU member since 1995 Sweden is part of the Scandinavian Peninsula . The territory stretches over a length of 1600 km and is composed of plateaus that descend from west to east from the Gulf of Bothnia Norwegian mountainous border . The landscape is dominated by vast natural areas , forests, swamps and lakes. Population settled in the south , in the great plains of the country. They provide sufficient Sweden basic agricultural products . Forest resources and subsoil rich in minerals (copper , iron, zinc) underlying the Swedish industrial development , provide 25% of the production of metal sulphide ( containing sulfur ) and metals ( gold, silver) of Western Europe .