Facts about Sweden

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   Over 95,000 islands comprise Sweden's archipelago, with the Stockholm archipelago alone containing approximately 30,000 islands and skerries.

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   At 2,097 meters, Kebnekaise is Sweden's highest mountain, located in the subarctic region of Swedish Lapland near the Norwegian border.

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   Nobel Prize ceremonies have been held annually in Stockholm since 1901, with Sweden's Royal Academy selecting laureates across physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and economic sciences.

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   Spotify, founded by Daniel Ek in Stockholm in 2006, became the world's largest music streaming service with over 500 million users by 2023.

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   Approximately 267,570 square kilometers of Sweden's total area consists of forests, covering roughly 69 percent of the country's land.

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   The Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank in Stockholm harbor in 1628, was salvaged intact in 1961 and remains the world's best-preserved 17th-century vessel.

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   Sweden has not been at war since 1814, making it one of the world's longest periods of peace for any nation.

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   In 1912, Sweden hosted the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where it won 65 medals across various sports disciplines.

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