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  2. Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Sweden, [f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [g] [h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [10] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm.

  3. Mediterranean climate - Wikipedia

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    Mediterranean climate. A Mediterranean climate ( / ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən / MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer ...

  4. Climate change - Wikipedia

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    Climate change threatens people with increased flooding, extreme heat, increased food and water scarcity, more disease, and economic loss. Human migration and conflict can also be a result. [12] The World Health Organization (WHO) calls climate change the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. [13]

  5. Wildlife of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Wildlife of Sweden. Located in the Scandinavian Peninsula, Sweden is a mountainous country dominated by lakes and forests. Its habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish, marine coasts, and cultivated land. The climate of Sweden is mild for a country at this latitude, largely ...

  6. Stockholm - Wikipedia

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    Stockholm. /  59.32944°N 18.06861°E  / 59.32944; 18.06861. Stockholm ( Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː (h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [10] is the capital and most populous city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in ...

  7. Köppen climate classification - Wikipedia

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    The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, [1] [2] with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. [3] [4] Later, German climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced ...

  8. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Swedish: Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society, whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between ...

  9. National Day of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    6 June. Next time. 6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) Frequency. annual. The National Day of Sweden ( Swedish: Sveriges nationaldag [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs natɧʊˈnɑ̂ːldɑːɡ] ⓘ) is the national day of Sweden, observed annually as a public holiday on 6 June. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day (Swedish: Svenska flaggans dag ).