{"id":5572,"date":"2012-06-25T23:59:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T23:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5572"},"modified":"2012-06-26T01:53:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T01:53:20","slug":"facts-about-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/facts-about-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all spend a lot of time speaking, reading, and writing in Swedish as we try to teach and learn the language. But sometimes, it\u2019s nice to get away from some of the grammar and vocab. So this post is going to be a simple one \u2013 just some fun facts about Sweden (if you want an impressively detailed country report go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/sw.html\">World Factbook<\/a> where many of these facts came from).<\/p>\n<p>People:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As of April 30, 2012, the population of Sweden was 9,500,478\u00a0according to Statistiska centralbyr\u00e5n,<\/li>\n<li>99% of the population can read.<\/li>\n<li>The average life expectancy is just over 81 years of age.<\/li>\n<li>The unemployment rate as of May 2012 was 8.1%,<\/li>\n<li>The unemployment rate as of May 2012 for people between the ages of 15 and 24 was 28%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Government:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden.<\/li>\n<li>Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate party is the current prime minister.<\/li>\n<li>Sweden\u2019s parliament is called the Riksdag and has 349 members.<\/li>\n<li>As of July 1, 2010, Sweden\u2019s military is a completely voluntary force.<\/li>\n<li>The national anthem is titled \u201cDu Gamla, Du Fria.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sweden&#8217;s national day is June 6th, but you already knew that, remember? <a title=\"Sveriges nationaldag \u2013 National Day of Sweden\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/sveriges-nationaldag-national-day-of-sweden\/\">Sveriges nationaldag &#8211; National Day of Sweden<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The official language of Sweden is, you guessed it, Swedish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Geography:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At 450,295 square kilometers (nearly 174,000 square miles), Sweden is the fourth largest country in Europe (France is the largest, then Ukraine, then Spain) and just a bit bigger than the state of California.<\/li>\n<li>Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is almost on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska.<\/li>\n<li>Sweden is a constitutional monarchy.<\/li>\n<li>The highest mountain in Sweden is Kebnekaise\u00a0at 2,111 meters (6,926 feet).<\/li>\n<li>The largest lake is V\u00e4nern\u00a0at 5,655\u00a0square kilometers (2,183\u00a0square miles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Industry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some of Sweden\u2019s main agricultural crops include barley, wheat, and sugar beets.<\/li>\n<li>Some of Sweden\u2019s main industries include, iron and steel, wood pulp and forestry, as well as motor vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Sweden\u2019s main airport is called Arlanda and is located just outside of Stockholm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweden\u2019s national hockey team is known as Tre Kronor.<\/li>\n<li>The men\u2019s national soccer team has never won the World Cup, finishing second in 1958 when they hosted the tournament and lost to Brazil.<\/li>\n<li>The women\u2019s national soccer team has never won the World Cup, finishing third in 1991 and again in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m sure many of you knew quite a few of these facts already, if not, hopefully you learned something new!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all spend a lot of time speaking, reading, and writing in Swedish as we try to teach and learn the language. But sometimes, it\u2019s nice to get away from some of the grammar and vocab. 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