Sweden

There are 576 inhabited small islands with about 32 000 inhabitants, ranging from 1 to about 5 000.

46 of the islands with 2 200 inhabitants are in lakes.

Skärgardarnas Riksforbund, www.skargardarnasriksforbund.se, founded in 1982, is a national organisation promoting economic, cultural and social issues in the archipelagoes areas.

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