Area: 450,000 km² (174,000 sq. mi.), third largest country
in Western Europe
Capital: Stockholm
Languages: Swedish;
recognized minority languages:
Sami (Lapp), Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish),
Yiddish, Romani Chib (a Gypsy language).
Average life expectancy: men 78 years,
women 82 years.
Most important imported goods:
Electrical and telecom equipment, machinery, foodstuffs,
crude oil, textile products, footwear,
passenger cars.
Most important export goods:
Electrical and telecom equipment,
machinery, passenger cars, paper,
pharmaceuticals, iron and steel.
Parliament: The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber.…
