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| Alias = System F, Moonman <small>([[Ferry Corsten discography#Aliases|more]])</small>
| '''[[Continent]]''' || [[Europe]]
| Born = {{birth date and age|1973|12|4|df=y}}
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| Died =
| Origin = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| '''[[Subregion]]''' || [[Scandinavia]]
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| Instrument =
| '''[[Geographic coordinates]]''' || {{coord|62|00|N|15|00|E|type:country}}
| Genre = [[Electro music|Electro]]<br /> [[Trance music|Trance]]<br /> [[Techno]]
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| Occupation = DJ, Producer, Remixer
| '''[[Area]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Water
| Years_active = 1989–present
| [[List of countries by area|Ranked 55th]]<br>449,964 km²<br> 39,03- km² (8.69%)
| Label = [[Positiva Records]]<br />Tsunami Records<br />[[Flashover Recordings]]
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| Associated_acts = [[Gouryella]], Vimana <small>([[Ferry Corsten discography#Co-productions|more]])</small>
| '''Coastline''' || 3,218 km (2,000&nbsp;[[mile|mi]])
| URL = [http://www.ferrycorsten.com/ www.ferrycorsten.com]
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| '''Land boundaries''' || 2,333 km (1,550&nbsp;[[mile|mi]])
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| '''Countries bordered''' || [[Norway]] 1,169 km <br> [[Finland]] 614 km
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| '''Highest point''' || [[Kebnekaise]], 2,111 m&nbsp;/&nbsp;6,926 ft
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| '''Lowest point''' || [[Kristianstad]], -2.41 m
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| '''Longest river''' || [[Torne River]], 521.63 km (324.14&nbsp;[[mile|mi]])
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| '''Largest inland body of water''' || [[Vänern]] 5,648 km² (3,510&nbsp;[[square mile|sq&nbsp;mi]])
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| '''Land Use'''<br>&nbsp;- Arable land<br><br>&nbsp;- Permanent<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;crops<br><br>&nbsp;- Other ||<br>5.93 %<br><br>0.01 %<br><br>94.06 % (2005 est.)
|-
| '''Irrigated Land''' || 1,150 km²
|-
| '''[[Climate]]''': || [[Temperate]] to [[subarctic]]
|-
| '''[[Terrain]]''': || flat [[lowland]]s, [[mountain]]s
|-
| '''Natural resources''' || [[iron]] ore, [[copper]], [[lead]], [[zinc]], [[gold]], [[silver]], [[tungsten]], [[uranium]], [[arsenic]], [[feldspar]], [[timber]], [[hydropower]]
|-
| '''Natural hazards''' || [[ice]] flow
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| '''Environmental issues''' || [[acid rain]]s
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'''[[Sweden]]''' is a country in Northern Europe.
'''Ferry Corsten''', also known under the alias '''System F''', (born 4 December 1973 in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]) is a pioneer and producer of [[trance music|trance]], in addition to being a world-renowned [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[remix]]er. He is consistently voted as one of the top DJs and is currently ranked number 8 in the official [[DJ Magazine]] poll. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, ''Corsten's Countdown''. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands.


==History==
== Location ==
Northern [[Europe]], [[Scandinavia]]n Peninsula, bordering the [[Baltic Sea]], [[Gulf of Bothnia]], [[Kattegat]], and [[Skagerrak]], between [[Finland]] and [[Norway]]. Strategic location along [[Öresund]] and the [[Great Belt|Danish Straits]] linking the Baltic and North Seas.
===Early years (1989-1999)===
Ferry Corsten produced and remixed under many aliases since the release of his first record at the age of sixteen,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-profile.aspx?id=3|title=Past}}</ref> but he officially started to work as a musician when he was 27 years old. As a teenager he would listen to his father's record player and he would save money to buy his first keyboard by washing cars, and selling mixed tapes to kids in his neighborhood. He later began to perform live performances with a friend and won his first award "De Grote Prijs van Nederland" at [[Holland]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-profile.aspx?id=3|title=De Grote Prijs van Nederland}}</ref> He eventually released a record with a couple of friends when he was just sixteen years old and later began releasing self-made productions while he grew up in [[Rotterdam]] in the 1990s, producing underground hardcore [[Gabber]] tracks, later expanding into club-house and trance music. His first single to reach a chart position was ''"Don't Be Afraid"'' under his alias ''Moonman'' which was only the start for becoming a composer as well. In 1997 Corsten and his partner Robert Smit established a dance label named ''Tsunami'' with the Dutch based dance company ''Purple Eye Entertainment b.v.'', this junction made the creation of another label possible; ''Polar State''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/FERRY_CORSTEN/|title=Early Years}}</ref>
Ferry Corsten was studying to become an [[Electrical Engineer]], so he went to the Technical Training School and after that Higher Technical Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferrycorsten.com/fc.php?lan=eng|title=Techinal School}}</ref>


*Climate: temperate in the south with cold, cloudy Winters and cool, partly cloudy Summers; [[subarctic]] in the north
===Rise to fame (1999-2004)===
*Terrain: Mountains and hills in the west. Plains and agricultural land in the south. The mountains [[field]] are in the north together with plains and lakes and a lot of snow in the winter. More than 50% of Sweden is forests, dominant in the central parts, comparable to the terrain of Canada.
{{main|Gouryella}}
*Geographic coordinates: {{coord|62|00|N|15|00|E|type:country}}
In February 1999 Corsten's second solo project, ''System F'', was released on the ''Tsunami'' imprint along an album named ''"Out of the Blue"'', a melodic tune that became a hit on dance floors all over the world which achieved a top twenty position in the [[United Kingdom]] single chart. The follow up single was ''"Cry"'', produced together with Robert Smit which reached the UK Top 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/FERRY_CORSTEN/|title=Biography}}</ref>


The two largest islands are [[Gotland]] and [[Öland]] in the south-east. They each have their own culture, most notably Gotland with the old, largely intact and heritage-filled city [[Visby]].
His growing popularity in the late 1990s led to cooperation with many famous trance DJs and musicians like [[Tiësto|DJ Tiësto]] ([[Gouryella]], Vimana), [[Vincent de Moor]] (Veracocha), and [[Robert Smit (musician)|Robert Smit]] (Starparty). The track ''"Gouryella"'' by the act ''Gouryella'' was released in May, the single entered the UK Singles Top 75 at number fifteen and achieved various hit positions throughout the world. The next single was entitled ''"Walhalla"'' which entered the UK single chart at number twenty-seven. In 1999 Ferry was elected as producer of the year at the Ericsson Muzik Award in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-profile.aspx?id=3|title=Ericson Muzik Award}}</ref> In September 2000 the third Gouryella single entitled ''"Tenshi"'' was released. In the year 2000 Corsten also remixed [[William Orbit]]'s "[[Adagio for Strings]]" as well as "[[New Year's Day]]" for [[U2]]. His remix of [[Samuel Barber|Barber's Adagio For Strings]] was awarded at the Dancestar 2000 awards. The [[Ministry of Sound]] dance compilation series entitled ''Trance Nation'' became one of the best selling dance compilations in the UK and was awarded the platinum status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/FERRY_CORSTEN/|title=Trance Nation}}</ref> In 2000 in his home country Corsten got awarded the prestigious Silver Harp award for his numerous outstanding contributions made to Dutch dance music.


== Lands of Sweden ==
Since then Ferry Corsten is the only [[electronic dance music]] artist to achieve the highest amount of dance singles in the UK charts and currently has 10 gold singles in his studio, between those his 1999 remix of ''"Madagascar"'', ''"Out of the Blue"'' as his alias System F, both ''"Gouryella"'' and ''"Walhalla"'' in 2000, ''"Cry"'' and the ''"Dance Valley Theme"'' in 2001 with ''"Exhale"'' which is his latest as System F with 2007 number one deejay in the world [[Armin van Buuren]] according to [[DJ Magazine]]; And his 2003 - 2004 singles ''"Punk"'' and ''"Rock Your Body Rock"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solotrance.com/ferry_biography.htm|title=Gold Singles}}</ref> In 2003 Ferry contributed to remix projects of tracks by Japanese superstar [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]. He went on to compose and arrange her heavily trance-based song "[[Connected (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|Connected]]," which was released, along with remixes, as a single in [[Germany]] which has sold 4 million copies to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-profile.aspx?id=3|title=Ayumi Hamasaki}}</ref> In 2004 he launched his first album as Ferry Corsten in Heineken Musical Hall with 4,500 clubbers at his eight-hour set, which came along with a single known as ''"Rock Your Body Rock"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solotrance.com/ferry_biography.htm|title=Heineken Music Hall}}</ref> The music video of the song was nominated in the [[TMF]] Dutch MTV Awards in [[Netherlands]].
[[Sweden]] is traditionally divided into three '''Lands''' or ''landsdelar'' without any administrative function:
*[[Götaland]]
*[[Svealand]]
*[[Norrland]]
{{main|Lands of Sweden}}


===L.E.F. (2005)===
== Provinces ==
The lands are further divided into 25 [[Provinces of Sweden|provinces]] or ''landskap'', which are also without administrative function.
{{main|Provinces of Sweden}}


== Counties ==
[[Image:L.E.F.jpg‎‎|thumb| L.E.F. (Front Cover Art)]]
{{main|Counties of Sweden}}
[[Image:SverigesLän2007mKod.svg|right|240px]]


Administratively Sweden is divided into 21 [[Counties of Sweden|counties]] or ''län''. In each county there is a [[County Administrative Boards of Sweden|County Administrative Board]] or ''länsstyrelse'' which is appointed by the Government.
In 2005, Corsten founded his own record label, titled [[Flashover Recordings]] and released his album [[L.E.F.]] in 2006. His track ''Fire'' was nominated in the best trance video category for the<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fizzmusic.com/default-sec-1-artist-123-name-FERRY%20CORSTEN.htm|title=Fire nominated for 2006 Trance Awards}}</ref> Corsten made his [[Second Life]] debut on 27 February 2007 performing at the Grand Opening of club Glam Scum on Skyros Island, Second Life.


In each county there is also a separate [[County Councils of Sweden|County Council]] or ''landsting'', which is the municipal representation appointed by the county electorate.
On 18 April 2007 Corsten was featured in a global satellite radio first when he was live in over 130 countries on WorldSpace Satellite Radio and [[XM Satellite Radio]], AOL and Direct TV. The dance music channel "The System" broadcasts live from Houston’s premiere dance club "Rich’s" to broadcast DJ Zoltar’s Subterranean with an exclusive performance/dance set(s) by Ferry. On 4 July 2007, Corsten debuted his new weekly radio show titled "Corsten's Countdown" which counts down a list of the highest voted trance tracks.


*K = [[Blekinge County]]
He was dubbed the King of Crossover in an August 2007 interview on UK clubbing website HarderFaster.net, reflecting his recent L.E.F. (Loud Electronic Ferocious) style, which some hail as a new direction in dance music. Corsten describes it as "everything from electro house, trance and techno".
*W = [[Dalarna County]]
*I = [[Gotland County]]
*X = [[Gävleborg County]]
*N = [[Halland County]]
*Z = [[Jämtland County]]
*F = [[Jönköping County]]
*H = [[Kalmar County]]
*G = [[Kronoberg County]]
*BD = [[Norrbotten County]]
*M = [[Skåne County]]
*AB = [[Stockholm County]]
*D = [[Södermanland County]]
*C = [[Uppsala County]]
*S = [[Värmland County]]
*AC = [[Västerbotten County]]
*Y = [[Västernorrland County]]
*U = [[Västmanland County]]
*O = [[Västra Götaland County]]
*T = [[Örebro County]]
*E = [[Östergötland County]]


The letters shown were on the [[vehicle registration plate]]s until [[1973]] .
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| headline = L.E.F. Tracklisting


== Municipalities ==
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{{main|Municipalities of Sweden}}
Each county is further divided into municipalities or ''kommuner'', ranging from only one (in [[Gotland County]]) to forty-nine (in [[Västra Götaland County]]). The total number of municipalities is 290.


The northern municipalities are often large in size, but have small populations &ndash; the largest municipality is [[Kiruna]] with an area as large as the three southern provinces in Sweden ([[Scania]], [[Blekinge]] and [[Halland]]) combined, but it only has a population of 25,000, and its density is about 1 / km².
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== Cities ==
| title2 = Are You Ready
{{main|Cities in Sweden}}
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{{main|Urban areas in Sweden}}
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Cities and towns in Sweden are not political or administrative entities, but localities or [[Urban areas in Sweden|urban area]]s, independent of the municipal subdivision.


The largest city, in terms of population, is the capital [[Stockholm urban area|Stockholm]], in the east, the dominant city for culture and media, with a population of 1,250,000. The second largest city is [[Gothenburg urban area|Gothenburg]], with 510,500, in the west. The third largest is [[Malmö urban area|Malmö]] in the south, with 258,000.
| title3 = [[Fire (Ferry Corsten feat. Simon Le Bon)|Fire]]
| lyrics3 = [[Simon Le Bon]]
| length3 = 4:31


The north is less populated than the southern and central parts, mostly because of its colder climate. The largest city is [[Umeå]] with 75,000 inhabitants.
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There are 1,940 localities with more than 200 inhabitants in the country.
| title5 = Into The Dark
| lyrics5 = [[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]]
| length5 = 5:43


== Area ==
| title6 = Galaxia
*Total: 449,964 [[square kilometre|km²]] (slightly larger than [[California]], USA)
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*where of land: 410,934 km²
| length6 = 7:31
*and water: 39,030 km²


The water area consists of around 95,700 lakes [http://www.smhi.se/sgn0102/n0204/dbsjo01.htm], and the area taken up by lakes are close to 10%. They are extensively used for [[water power]] plants, especially the large northern rivers and lakes. Sweden is the biggest Scandinavian country as well as the third largest West-European country.
| title7 = Beautiful
| lyrics7 = [[Debra Andrew]]
| length7 = 5:54


== Land boundaries ==
| title8 = Possession
*total: 2,205 km
| lyrics8 = Denise Stahlie
*border countries: [[Finland]] 586 km, [[Norway]] 1,619 km
| length8 = 5:49
*Coastline: 3,218 km

| title9 = On My Mind
| lyrics9 = Denise Stahlie
| length9 = 4:47

| title10 = Down On Love
| lyrics10 = [[Oz (band)|Oz]]
| length10 = 4:56

| title11 = Forever
| lyrics11 = Debra Andrew
| length11 = 3:21

| title12 = Watch Out
| lyrics12 =
| length12 = 4:00

| title13 = Junk
| lyrics13 = [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]
| length13 = 2:37

| title14 = Cubikated
| lyrics14 =
| length14 = 4:59

| title15 = Freefalling
| lyrics15 = Denise Stahlie
| length15 = 5:28

| title16 = '''Bonus Tracks*'''
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'''*Bonus Tracks (Differ By Region):'''
*Daylight
*I Love You
*System F - Insolation (Ferry Corsten's Flashover Remix)
*Prison Break Theme (Ferry Corsten's Breakout Remix)

===Twice In A Blue Moon (2008 - Present)===
[[Image:Fc-tiabm.jpg‎|thumb|Twice In a Blue Moon (Front Cover Art)]]

Ferry's 3rd and newest Album, which made is debut at the 2nd edition of the 'Full On Ferry' event at Ahoy in Rotterdam, November 1st.
A Song currently being played from this Album is the Single “Radio Crash”. It is being played by Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond and many other DJ's Globally. The track has been a huge hit across the world in clubs and got Ferry off to a good start with promoting his new Album.


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| headline = Twice In a Blue Moon Tracklisting

| all_writing =

| title1 = Shelter Me
| title2 = Black Velvet
| title3 = We Belong
| title4 = Gabriella's Sky
| title5 = Made Of Love
| title6 = Radio Crash
| title7 = Twice In A Blue Moon
| title8 = Feel You
| title9 = Life
| title10 = Brain Box
| title11 = Shanti
| title12 = Visions Of Blue
}}


'''Releases -'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Singles / Album !! Release Date !! Release Format(s)
|-
| Brain Box || Released on September 10th '07 || Vinyl / CD / Digital
|-
| Radio Crash || Released on the October 13th '08 || Vinyl / CD / Digital
|-
| Twice In A Blue Moon || Released on November 1st '08 || CD / Digital
|}


'''Release Mixes / Edits -'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Singles !! Mixes / Edits
| Brain Box || Album Version / Extended Mix
|-
| Radio Crash || Album Version / Radio Edit / Extended Mix
|}


== Maritime claims ==
*continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
*exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines
*territorial sea: 12 [[nautical mile]]s (22 km) (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)


== Elevation extremes ==
*lowest point: in the city of [[Kristianstad]] in southern Sweden, &minus;2.41 m
*highest point: [[Kebnekaise]], 2,104 m


== Railways ==
'''Twice In a Blue Moon Trivia -'''
*[[Main line railways of Sweden]] (''Stambanor'') were built between 1860-1930.
* Brain Box has an Alternative Version Named 'The Race'. It was the official anthem for the Bavaria City Racing event which was be held in Rotterdam on August 17th, 18th & 19th 2007.


== Natural resources ==
==Discography==
*[[zinc]]
{{main|Ferry Corsten discography}}
*[[iron ore]]
*[[lead]]
*[[copper]]
*[[silver]]
*[[timber]]
*[[uranium]]
*[[hydropower]]


==Recognitions==
== Land use ==
[[Image:Sweden Land.png|200px|thumb|What is Sweden land used for? Showing forest, agriculture and mountain.]]
===Awards===
*arable land: 7%
* 1989 De Grote Prijs van Nederland
*permanent crops: 0%
* 1999 Producer of the Year (Ericsson Muzik Awards) [[London]]
*permanent pastures: 1%
* 1999 Trance Nation 1 - Platinum Sales Award
*forests and woodland: 78%
* 1999 Trance Nation 2 - Gold Sales Award
*other: 14% (1993 est.)
* 1999 Gold Sales Award ([[Art of Trance]] - Madagascar <small>(Ferry Corsten Remix)</small>)
*Irrigated land: 1,150 km² (1993 est.)
* 1999 Trance Nation 3 - Gold Sales Award
* 1999 Gold Sales Award (System F - Out the of Blue)
* 1999 Trance Nation 4 - Gold Sales Award
* 1999 Gold Sales Award (Gouryella - Gouryella)
* 2000 Gold Sales Award (Gouryella - Walhalla)
* 2000 Gold Sales Award (Ferry Corsten - Cry)
* 2000 Gold Sales Award (Veracocha - Carte Blanche)
* 2000 Dancestar Award: Best Producer of the Year
* 2000 Silver Harp Award for Outstanding Contributions To Dutch Music
* 2001 Trance Nation 2001 - Silver Sales Award
* 2001 Gold Sales Award (System F Feat. [[Armin van Buuren]] - Exhale)
* 2002 Gold Sales Award (Ferry Corsten - Punk)
* 2003 BG Magazine Dance Awards: Award Biggest Hit (Rock Your Body Rock)
* 2005 Best Trance DJ Ibiza
* 2007 Best Trance DJ Ibiza
* 2007 SLAM!FM DJ of the Year


== Natural hazards ==
===Nominations===
[[Image:Scandinavia M2002074 lrg.jpg|left|thumb|In this true-color scene in March 15, 2002, much of Scandinavia can be seen covered by snow and the [[Gulf of Bothnia]] covered with ice (NASA satellite photo).]]
* 2004 [[IDMA]] Best International DJ
Ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the [[Gulf of Bothnia]], can interfere with maritime traffic. also swedens people enjoy the crapper. they also enjoy spending time bathing in other peopels farts, the one who has little diaria chunks istantley become weatlthy.
* 2004 [[IDMA]] Best Compilation (Ferry Corsten: Mixed Live)
* 2004 [[IDMA]] Best Producer
* 2004 [[TMF]] Dutch Awards Best National DJ
* 2004 [[TMF]] Dutch Awards Best Video (Rock Your Body Rock)
* 2005 [[IDMA]] 20TH Annual International Dance Music Awards
* 2005 [[IDMA]] Best Dance Video (Punk)
* 2005 [[IDMA]] Best Producer
* 2005 [[IDMA]] Best Remixer
* 2006 [[IDMA]] Best Ortofon European DJ
* 2007 [[IDMA]] Best Ortofon European DJ
* 2008 [[IDMA]] Best Ortofon European DJ
* 2008 [[IDMA]] Best Ortofon Global DJ


==See also==
== Environment ==
*current issues: [[acid rain]] damaging [[soil]]s and [[lake]]s; pollution of the [[North Sea]] and the [[Baltic Sea]]. The HBV [[hydrology transport model]] has been used to analyze nutrient discharge to the Baltic from tributary watersheds.
* [[Flashover Recordings]]
*international agreements: [[Air Pollution]], [[Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides]], [[Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants]], [[Air Pollution-Sulphur 85]], [[Air Pollution-Sulphur 94]], [[Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds]], [[Antarctic-Environmental Protocol]], [[Antarctic-Marine Living Resources]], [[Antarctic Treaty]], [[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]],[[Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]], [[Endangered Species]], [[Environmental Modification]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Marine Dumping]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], [[Ozone Layer Protection]], Ship Pollution ([[MARPOL 73/78]]), [[Tropical Timber 83]], [[Tropical Timber 94]], [[Wetlands]], [[Whaling]]
* [[Gouryella]]
**signed, but not ratified:none of the selected agreements


==References==
== See also ==
*[[List of islands of Sweden]]
{{reflist}}
*[[List of lakes in Sweden]]
*[[List of rivers in Sweden]]
*[[List of national parks of Sweden]]
*[[List of municipalities of Sweden]]
*[[List of cities in Sweden]]
*[[Provinces of Sweden]]
*[[Counties of Sweden]]
*[[Geographical center of Sweden]]


==External links==
== References ==
*[[CIA World Factbook]] 2001
{{commons|Ferry Corsten}}
*[[CIA World Factbook]] 2006
* [http://www.ultrarecords.com Current Record label]
* [http://www.ferrycorsten.com Official Site]
* [http://www.ferrycorsten.com/twiceinabluemoon.html Twice In A Blue Moon Official Album Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ferrycorsten Ferry Corsten] at [[Myspace]]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ferry+Corsten Ferry Corsten] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://ilike.com/artist/Ferry+Corsten Ferry Corsten] at [[iLike]]
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/47347cb8-ac34-4916-84b6-d85d4e5e5384.html Ferry Corsten] at [[MusicBrainz]]
* [http://www.troonik.com/r/3/323/ferry-corsten.aspx Ferry Corsten's Full tracklisting archive]


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Sweden
Location of Sweden
Continent Europe
Subregion Scandinavia
Geographic coordinates 62°00′N 15°00′E / 62.000°N 15.000°E / 62.000; 15.000
Area
 - Total
 - Water 		Ranked 55th
449,964 km²
39,03- km² (8.69%)
Coastline 3,218 km (2,000 mi)
Land boundaries 2,333 km (1,550 mi)
Countries bordered Norway 1,169 km
Finland 614 km
Highest point Kebnekaise, 2,111 m / 6,926 ft
Lowest point Kristianstad, -2.41 m
Longest river Torne River, 521.63 km (324.14 mi)
Largest inland body of water Vänern 5,648 km² (3,510 sq mi)
Land Use
 - Arable land

 - Permanent
   crops

 - Other
5.93 %

0.01 %

94.06 % (2005 est.)
Irrigated Land 1,150 km²
Climate: Temperate to subarctic
Terrain: flat lowlands, mountains
Natural resources iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
Natural hazards ice flow
Environmental issues acid rains

Sweden is a country in Northern Europe.

Location

Northern Europe, Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. Strategic location along Öresund and the Danish Straits linking the Baltic and North Seas.

  • Climate: temperate in the south with cold, cloudy Winters and cool, partly cloudy Summers; subarctic in the north
  • Terrain: Mountains and hills in the west. Plains and agricultural land in the south. The mountains field are in the north together with plains and lakes and a lot of snow in the winter. More than 50% of Sweden is forests, dominant in the central parts, comparable to the terrain of Canada.
  • Geographic coordinates: 62°00′N 15°00′E / 62.000°N 15.000°E / 62.000; 15.000

The two largest islands are Gotland and Öland in the south-east. They each have their own culture, most notably Gotland with the old, largely intact and heritage-filled city Visby.

Lands of Sweden

Sweden is traditionally divided into three Lands or landsdelar without any administrative function:

Main article: Lands of Sweden

Provinces

The lands are further divided into 25 provinces or landskap, which are also without administrative function.

Main article: Provinces of Sweden

Counties

Main article: Counties of Sweden

Administratively Sweden is divided into 21 counties or län. In each county there is a County Administrative Board or länsstyrelse which is appointed by the Government.

In each county there is also a separate County Council or landsting, which is the municipal representation appointed by the county electorate.

The letters shown were on the vehicle registration plates until 1973 .

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Sweden

Each county is further divided into municipalities or kommuner, ranging from only one (in Gotland County) to forty-nine (in Västra Götaland County). The total number of municipalities is 290.

The northern municipalities are often large in size, but have small populations – the largest municipality is Kiruna with an area as large as the three southern provinces in Sweden (Scania, Blekinge and Halland) combined, but it only has a population of 25,000, and its density is about 1 / km².

Cities

Main article: Cities in Sweden
Main article: Urban areas in Sweden

Cities and towns in Sweden are not political or administrative entities, but localities or urban areas, independent of the municipal subdivision.

The largest city, in terms of population, is the capital Stockholm, in the east, the dominant city for culture and media, with a population of 1,250,000. The second largest city is Gothenburg, with 510,500, in the west. The third largest is Malmö in the south, with 258,000.

The north is less populated than the southern and central parts, mostly because of its colder climate. The largest city is Umeå with 75,000 inhabitants.

There are 1,940 localities with more than 200 inhabitants in the country.

Area

  • Total: 449,964 km² (slightly larger than California, USA)
  • where of land: 410,934 km²
  • and water: 39,030 km²

The water area consists of around 95,700 lakes [1], and the area taken up by lakes are close to 10%. They are extensively used for water power plants, especially the large northern rivers and lakes. Sweden is the biggest Scandinavian country as well as the third largest West-European country.

Land boundaries

  • total: 2,205 km
  • border countries: Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km
  • Coastline: 3,218 km

Maritime claims

  • continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
  • exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines
  • territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km) (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)

Elevation extremes

Railways

Natural resources

Land use

What is Sweden land used for? Showing forest, agriculture and mountain.
  • arable land: 7%
  • permanent crops: 0%
  • permanent pastures: 1%
  • forests and woodland: 78%
  • other: 14% (1993 est.)
  • Irrigated land: 1,150 km² (1993 est.)

Natural hazards

In this true-color scene in March 15, 2002, much of Scandinavia can be seen covered by snow and the Gulf of Bothnia covered with ice (NASA satellite photo).

Ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic. also swedens people enjoy the crapper. they also enjoy spending time bathing in other peopels farts, the one who has little diaria chunks istantley become weatlthy.

Environment

See also

References

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