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World > Europe > Sweden
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Sweden |
Introduction:
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A 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. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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| Official name: |
Kingdom of Sweden |
| Capital: |
name: Stockholm
geographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Government type: |
constitutional monarchy |
| Population: |
9,031,088 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| Official Currency: |
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Current Swedish Krona Exchange Rates
Historical Swedish Krona Exchange Rates
Chart Swedish Krona Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
SEK |
| 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 |
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Map of Sweden
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