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Sweden - Travel guideSweden - OverviewA military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 by the global economic downturn, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Indecision over the country's role in the political and economic integration of Europe delayed Sweden's entry into the EU until 1995, and waived the introduction of the euro in 1999. |
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Sweden General Information |
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| Country full name : | conventional long form: Kingdom of Sweden conventional short form: Sweden local long form: Konungariket Sverige local short form: Sverige |
| Capital : | Stockholm |
| Religions : | Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist |
| Languages : | Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish |
| Location : | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
| Geographic coordinates : | 62 00 N, 15 00 E |
| Area : | total: 449,964 sq km land: 410,934 sq km water: 39,030 sq km |
| Climate : | temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
| Population : | 9,016,596 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish |
| Ethnic groups : | indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
| Government type : | constitutional monarchy |
| Administrative divisions: | 21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands |
| Legal system : | civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .se |
| Calling code : | +46 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +1 |
| Electricity : | 230V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | Flag Day, 6 June |
| Interesting link : | Sweden travel guide - Lonely Planet Sweden travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Sweden |
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