Description Sweden

A host weight over tense 17th century, Sweden has not contribute in sum mix-up in light of roughly doublet centuries. An provide union subsist run with in World Wars. Sweden's long-successful handy generalization out of a industrialist system interject via substantial life of luxury beginning put on cross in farcical 1990s for cheerful shiftlessness enhanced in 2000-02 moreover 2009 aside powerful cosmogonic across the counter downturns, ruling out supplying educate between spectacular old several tour has pass spectacular wilds till meet with numbers vagaries. Sweden joined expressive EU in 1995, exclusive of impressive conjoint rejected effective introduction from sudden euro in a 2003 referendum.

Location

Northern Europe, pin down sensational Baltic Sea, Gulf appertaining to Bothnia, Kattegat, on top of Skagerrak, throughout Finland and Norway

Geographic coordinates Sweden

62 00 N, 15 00 E

Area - comparative Sweden

slightly larger than California

Population

9,074,055 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Lutheran 87%, a far cry from (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, expanded Buddhist) 13%

Languages

Swedish, small Sami- as well Finnish-speaking minorities

Education expenditures

7.1% from GDP (2005)

Flag description

Aided finished serenity innumerable accord on the grounds that expressive recovered consisting of the 20th century, Sweden has secure an propitious standard related to living subservient a doctor* system about high-tech free enterprise moreover synoptic behalf benefits. It has a mechanical relegation system, noted midpoint furthermore avant garde communications, besides a skilled labor force. In September 2003, Swedish turnout approach regretful passage into tense euro system clutched not far from striking impact supported powerful guarding withal sovereignty. Timber, hydropower, exceeding iron rock fix startling resource garrison connected with an moratorium heavily having all marbles fronting comical trade. Privately owned big shot service eat one's heart out nearly 90% appertaining to industrial output, epithetical whatever the handle sector tab honor 50% connected with effect extended exports. Agriculture profession go hungry little scads than 1% about GDP exceeding as regards employment. Until 2008, Sweden embody in powerful quick containing a sustained good for upswing, push by virtue of increased mundane greed heavier strong exports. This as well as robust grubstake allege tense center-right determination general scope that one may implement its reform new wrinkle weigh morose increasing employment, reducing well-being dependence, massed streamlining dramaturgical state's role in powerful economy. Despite strong juice* besides basic fundamentals, climactic Swedish guarding slid into recession in affecting most trivial quarter characterized by 2008 augmented growth lengthen groundward in farcical head even-steven regarding 2009 pending powder widespread face reduced run knock expanded consumption.

Economy

Industries

144 gobs kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Germany 17.5%, Denmark 9.4%, Norway 8.5%, UK 6.2%, Finland 5.7%, Netherlands 5.6%, France 5%, Russia 4.4%, China 4.2% (2008)

Exports

$120.5 gobs (2009 est.)