Sweden

Sweden: TravelGuide

Olof S

Situated in the oriental part(party) of the Scandinavian peninsula, Sweden is the biggest five Scandinavian countries. She(it) is lined in the North and on the West by Norway, in northeast by Finland, in the East by the Gulf of Buthnia and the Baltic Sea, in the southwest by Oresund, Kattegat and Skagerrak. She(it) also understands(includes) the islands of Gotland and Öland, in Baltic Sea. Of a 449 964 km surface ², she(it) extends from north to south over approximately 1 600 km and from east to west over approximately 500 km. The country account 96 000 lakes (38 558 km ² of surface). The Northwest is mountainous (higher summit: Kebnekaise in 2 111 m). In the East, a long tray(plateau) bends gradually towards a coastal plain, along the Gulf of Buthnia. In the South, we find a region of plains and lakes the lake Vänern and the lake Vättern of which both more spread(widened) are. In the southeast extend the tray(plateau) of Smaland and the plains of Scanie. Numerous rivers take their source(spring) in the mountains of the northwest and throw(cast) themselves into the Gulf of Buthnia. They present an important hydroelectric potential. Sweden, which extends since the latitude of Moscow up to the delà of the polar circle, is a contrasted country presenting a big variety of landscapes. The forest, more and more dense northward, recovers 59 % of the territory. Climate Sweden enjoys a semi-continental climate moderated by the Gulf Stream and the West winds from the North Atlantic, in the Southern part(party). This maritime influence is limited in winter by masses of cold air(sight) come east, especially in the North of the country, which knows a subarctic climate (15 % of the territory is situated beyond the polar circle). Spring and autumn are shorter and shorter as we rise in latitude; the contrast is then striking enter the winter when nights are very long and the summer when the sun does not lie down(go to bed) during some weeks. The annual average of the precipitation is about 50 mm in the form of rain and of snow. The rate of hygrometry varies from 80 % in winter to 57 % the summer, in Stockholm. Main cities a) political and main Stockholm Capitale centres economic and cultural of the country, her(it) account 736 000 inhabitants (1,6 millions for the whole town(conglomeration)). Important seaport situated on the coast(rib) is from the country, in the confluence of the lake Mälar and the Baltic Sea, which undergoes the wintry glaciation. She(it) extends at once(at the same time) over the continent and over 14 islands connected(bound) by bridges(decks). His(her,its) water is so pure that we can bathe and go fishing in the heart of the city. His(her,its) industrial activities are very diversified but the administrative activities and the tourism hold a dominating place(square) in the economy of the city. Stockholm shelters a university and numerous cultural institutions of which the Nobel foundation, which oversees the prize-giving Nobel. B) Göteborg Principal port(bearing) and industrial area of the country, the protégé of ices(mirrors,ice creams) during winter, situated in the southwest of Sweden ( 797 000 inhabitants). The main industries are the car manufacturing and the shipbuildings as well as the wood industry and the food-processing industry (brasseries)((breweries)). Picturesque and warm city, it shelters two universities and several museums. C) Malm ö City of the South of Sweden, on Oresund, in front of Copenhagen ( 522 000 inhabitants). Big seaport, her(it) possesses shipyards and food-processing factories (sugar, beer) and textiles(textile industries) (woollen garment). Malm ö was a Danish city until 1658. D) Uppsala Ville of 120 000 inhabitants, situated in the northwest of Stockholm. The main activities of the city are the services. His(her) university, based(established) in 1477, is the most the former(ancient) of Sweden and establishes(constitutes) the biggest center of education(teaching) of Scandinavia. Less