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Gotland County, or Gotlands län, is a County or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest island of Sweden.

**Gotlands län**

County	SE-I, SE094
Residence City	Visby
Governor	Marianne Samuelsson
County Council	Gotland Municipality
Province	Gotlandia
Created	1658
Area - Total - Percent	Ranked 20th 3,140 km² 0.8 %
Population - Total (1999) - Percent - Density	Ranked 21st 57,428 0.6 % 18.3/km²
GRP - Total (2004) - Percent - GRP/capita	Ranked 21st 12,154 Million SEK 0.52 % 212,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Gotland County in Sweden

1 Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Gotlandia

Gotland County is geographically equivalent to the province of Gotlandia.

2 Administration

Main article: Gotland County Administrative Board

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gotland Governors.

3 Politics

Main article: Gotland Municipality

The County of Gotland consists of a single municipality and as there is no separate entity for a County Council, those tasks are handled by the MunicipalityThe Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. Each municipality also belong to one of the 21 Counties of Sweden or Lan''. Municipalities can be further divided into boroughs stadsdelsnamnder or kommundelsnamnder . of Gotland. During a trial period the County Council provisions for Gotland has been evolved to provisions for a Regional Council, meaning that it has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Västra GötalandVastra Gotaland County or Vastra Gotalands lan is a County or lan on the western coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Varmland, Orebro, Ostergotland, Jonkoping and Halland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian county of Ostfold, lakes Vattern and and SkåneSkane County or Skane lan is the southernmost County or lan of Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. To the east, west and south it also borders the Baltic Sea and strait of Oresund. Province For History, Geography and Cultur during the trial period.

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Gotland CountyGotland County or Gotlands lan is a County or lan of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic sea to the east of Oland, and is the largest island of Sweden. Province For History, Geography and Culture see: Gotlandia Gotland County is geographically equiva	GotlandiaGotlandia or Gotland a historical Province or landskap of Sweden. It consists of the islands of Gotland, Faro and a few smaller islands located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Oland. County For current affairs see: Gotland County The island province of G	Gotland MunicipalityGotland is the single Municipality of Gotland County, in Sweden. It is located on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The city of Visby is the seat of the municipality. Politics Main article Politics of Gotland Election results 2002: PartySeats Socia
GotlandGotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 2,994 km² it is also the largest island belonging to Sweden, ahead of Oland. Inhabitants of the island number 57,381 (2002 figure) and the primary income sources are tourism and agriculture. The main cit	Gotland (disambiguation)Gotland can mean: Gotland a Swedish island Gotlandia a historical Province of Sweden Gotland County a current County of Sweden Gotland Municipality a current Municipality of Sweden Gotaland a historical Land of Sweden (separate from the island of Gotland)

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