Geography of Sweden can be explained in relation to its various topographical features. Geography of Sweden includes Sweden’s various hills, dense forests and coastlines.The country is situated in Northern Europe and lies west of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, all of which provide a long coastline and are a significant portion of the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. On the other hand, the Skanderna mountain ranges are seen to the western part of the country. This Scandinavian mountain chain actually separates Sweden from Norway.
The country is bounded by Norway in the west and Finland in the north-east and Baltic Sea in the east. Sweden shares borders with Denmark, Poland and Germany and maritime borders with countries like Lithuania, Latvia, Russia etc.With a total area of 449,964 square kms. it is the 55th largest country of the world, 5th largest in Europe and largest in North Europe. It is slightly larger than California, one of the US States with a population of nearly 9.1 million people. The lowest position in Sweden is the Bay of Lake Hammarsjon near kristianstad which is about -7.91 ft below the sea level while the highest point in Sweden is the Kebnekaise at an altitude of about 2,111 m.
Sweden can be divided into three main regions:
- Norrland: This part covers about three fifth’s of the country which is very mountainous and has sufficient ore deposits and is densely forested and also it is the part where the maximum number of lakes can be found.
- Svealand: This part of Sweden mainly comprises the Central Swedish Lowland with vast lakes and the hilly forested inland regions.
- Gotaland: This is the southern part of Sweden and mainly comprises the stony highlands of Smaland and the rich plains of Skane.
However it is to be noted that 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic circle while the southern part is predominantly agricultural in nature with the forested area spreading into the northern region. The highest population density lies in the Oresund region in south Sweden and in the valley of the lake Malaren located in the central part of Sweden. The largest lakes of Sweden are the Vannern and Vattern while Gotland and Oland are the largest islands of the country.
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