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| | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Sweden}}__NOTOC__ | | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Sweden}}__NOTOC__ |
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| | == https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/sw-map.gif Sweden == | | == https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/sw-map.gif Sweden == |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Introduction | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Introduction''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | 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. | | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | 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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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Geography | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Geography''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| | | <div align="right">Location:</div> | | | <div align="right">Location:</div> |
| − | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between [[Directory:Finland|Finland]] and [[Directory:Norway|Norway]] |
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| | | <div align="right">Geographic coordinates:</div> | | | <div align="right">Geographic coordinates:</div> |
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| | | <div align="right">Map references:</div> | | | <div align="right">Map references:</div> |
| − | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | Europe | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Europe]] |
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| | | <div align="right">Area:</div> | | | <div align="right">Area:</div> |
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| | | <div align="right">Area - comparative:</div> | | | <div align="right">Area - comparative:</div> |
| − | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | slightly larger than California | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | slightly larger than [[Directory:California|California]] |
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| | | <div align="right">Land boundaries:</div> | | | <div align="right">Land boundaries:</div> |
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas | | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | People | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''People''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write <br />''total population:'' 99% <br />''male:'' 99% <br />''female:'' 99% (2003 est.) | | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write <br />''total population:'' 99% <br />''male:'' 99% <br />''female:'' 99% (2003 est.) |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Government | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Government''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Economy | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Economy''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Communications | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Communications''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Transportation | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Transportation''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Military | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Military''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Transnational Issues | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Transnational Issues''' |
| − | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Sweden | + | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Sweden''' |
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| | [[Category:Country]] | | [[Category:Country]] |