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It borders the counties of Västra Götaland , Jönköping , Kronoberg , Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat .


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  Name Halland
  Fullname Hallands län
  Isocode N
  Nutscode 0A1
  Capital Halmstad
  Province Halland
  Governor Lars-Erik Lövdén
  Council Landstinget Halland
  Nuts West Sweden
  Date 1719
  Arearank 19th
  Area 5,454
  Areapercent 13
  Population As Of 1999
  Populationrank 11th
  Population 273,537
  Populationpercent 31
  Populationdensity 501
  GDP As Of 2004
  GDPrank 9th
  GDP 61,339 Million <!-- SEK -->
  GDPpercapita 221,000 <!-- SEK -->
  GDPpercent 261
  Coatofarms
  Map



PROVINCE

Provinces mainly serve administrative purposes in Sweden. The culture and history of the area is to be found in its provincial counterpart Halland . Halland was designed with virtually the same boundaries as Halland County. The major exception is a part of Hylte Municipality , which belonged to the province of Småland .


ADMINISTRATION

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 Halland Governors .


POLITICS

Among the main responsibilities of the Halland County Council or ''Landstinget Halland'' are public health care issues.


MUNICIPALITIES


Sweden's counties are entities for Sweden's Municipalities , responsible for such things as child care, education, street planning, etc. Municipalities in Halland County are, from north to south:

(Population as of June 30, 2005)


HERALDRY

The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Hallandia. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.


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