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Jul 09, 2010 - Visby, Gotland, Sweden - Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square km in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden s total land area. The region also includes the small islands of Faro and Gotska Sandon to the north, and some tiny islands, including the Karlso Islands to the west. The island of Gotland has an area of 2994 square km the province has 3183.7 square km (3151 square km of land excluding the lakes and rivers). The population is 57,004 (2008 SCB figure), with about 22,600 living in Visby, the main town. The main sources of income to the island are tourism, agriculture and concrete production from locally mined limestone. Visby is a locality and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County, Sweden with 22,236 inhabitants in 2005. It is the only one with city sta - ZUMAs51_