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Sweden. By Oscar Morehead. Rivers, lakes, towns and cities of Sweden. Population of Sweden. Overall – 9,074,055 Capital City – Stockholm Currency – Krona Mobile Phones – 3.835 million Life expectancy – 80.9. Ethnicy (Race).
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Sweden By Oscar Morehead
Population of Sweden • Overall – 9,074,055 • Capital City – Stockholm • Currency – Krona • Mobile Phones – 3.835 million • Life expectancy – 80.9
Ethnicy (Race) • Main Ethnic Groups – indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign born or first generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks • Religions – Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim
Economic Activities • Services – Telephone, Radios, Television, Railways, Bus • Industry – Iron and Steel, Personal equipment, Telephone parts, Motor vehicles • Agriculture – Barley, Wheat, Sugar beet
Main Industries • Iron/Steel • Precision Equipment • Paper • Food • Motor Vehicles • Wood Pulp
Main Agriculture • Barley/Wheat • Sugar beats • Meat • Milk
Brief History of Sweden • The earliest historical mention of Sweden is found in Tactucs’s Germania, where reference is made to the powerful king and strong fleet of Sviones. • In 1520, the Danish king Christian II conquered Sweden.
Famous Things/People • ABBA • Avicii • Ice Hotel • Swedish House Mafia • Volvo • Saab