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SWEDEN! constitutional monarchy Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities Swedish Flag Day, 6 June (1916); National Day, 6 June (1983
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 * **Current leader or president is Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT (since 5 October 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Jan BJORKLUND (since 5 October 2010) **
 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars.**Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries.An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars.Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
 * **Currency in Sweeden is** Swedish krona.
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 * **Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north**
 * **Population:9,074,055 (July 2010 est.)**
 * **Geogrophy**
 * Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. Sweeden is mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west**

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 * **Major Recources-__rich iron ore, forests, and water power.__**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights-**The tourist season has traditionally been confined to the summer months, but winter skiing holidays began to attract foreign visitors.
 * **Median Family Income-**About 22000 dollars a year(2006).
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 * Nations of the World Sweden by Robbie Butler**