S W E D E N BY M A R K P O W E R
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SWEDEN By Mark Power
SWEDENBY MARK POWER
MAP OF EUROPE SHOWING SWEDEN
swedenMAP OF SWEDEN
FLAG OF SWEDEN
National Anthem
POPULATIONOverall: 9,074,055 Capital City: ( stockholm ); 1,622,300Amount of Mobile Phones: 3.835 millionLife Expectancy: 80Population of Other Main Cities:Goteberg: 506,600Malmo: 245,300 Uppsala: 127,300
Currency; Krona
ETHNICITYIndigenous Population
Mostly Consists Of:SwedesFinnish and Sami minoritiesYugoslavsDanesNorwegiansGreeksTurks
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIESServices: 74 %
Industry: 24%
Agriculture: 2%Unemployment Rate: 9.3 %MAIN INDUSTRIESIron and Steel precision equipment such as : bearings, radio, and telephone partsWood pulp and paper productsProcessed foodsMotor vehicles Resources: ZincIron oreLeadCopperSilver TimberUranium
Main AgricultureAgriculture: 2%Arable Land; 6%Labour Force; 3.95 MillionThe main outputs include barley, wheat, sugar beets, meet , and milk.
BRIEF HISTORYSweden emerged as an independant country in the Middle Ages and during the 17th Century the Swedish empire expanded and became one of the strongest countries in EuropeThis empire weakened when the eastern half of Sweden was lost to Russia in 1809. Since then Sweden has been neutral in both World Wars and has developed a peace ethos, taking part in no war since 1814.Famous Swedish peopleThe Swedish international soccer team including IbrahimovicThe world known band Swedish House MafiaThe famous band ABBA