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LOCATION :
The largest of the Scandinavian
countries, a land of mountains and forest.
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES :
Parliamentary
government with a constitutional monarchy. the 185 years of strict
neutrality and the past 60 years of almost uninterrupted social
democracy as a welfare state has moulded Swedish society. A member
of the EU. Complete freedom of religion. The Church of Sweden
(Lutheran) was the state Church until 2000. It still has an
important role because of its size and history. Stockholm is the
capital and the population 8,910,214 (in year 2000), Indigenous
88.8% and non-Indigenous 11.2%. Official language is Swedish.
People
Groups :
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