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City Statistics

Location: Sodermanland province, southeastern coast of Sweden.
Country dialling code: 46.
Population: 7750,348 (city); 1,823,210 (metropolitan area).
Ethnic mix: Predominantly native Swedish, largest minority Finnish, with notable Iraqi, Iranian, Turkish and Somali communities.
Religion: Predominantly Lutheran (Church of Sweden).
Time zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temp: From 2C to –7C (36F–19F).
Average July temp: From 20C to 25C (68F to 77F).
Annual rainfall: 900mm (35.5 inches).



   
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