Exchange rates: Swedish kronor (SKr) per US$1 - 6.7240 (January 1996), 7.1333 (1995), 7.7160 (1994), 7.7834 (1993), 5.8238 (1992), 6.0475 (1991)
Fiscal year: 1 January - 31 December (Sweden changed its fiscal
year from 1 July - 30 June in 1995)
Transportation ———————
Railways:
total: 12,624 km (includes 953 km of privately-owned railways)
standard gauge: 11,767 km 1.435-m gauge (7,320 km electrified and
1,152 km double track)
other: 857 km NA-m gauge (1995)
Highways:
total: 135,859 km
paved: 97,818 km (including 936 km of expressways)
unpaved: 38,041 km (1991 est.)
Waterways: 2,052 km navigable for small steamers and barges
Pipelines: natural gas 84 km
Ports: Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar,
Karlshamn, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall
Merchant marine:
total: 169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,993,422
GRT/2,183,215 DWT
ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 35, chemical tanker 24, combination
ore/oil 1, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 32, railcar carrier 2,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 38, short-sea passenger
7, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 14 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 251
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 85
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 26
with paved runways under 914 m: 127
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 4 (1995 est.)