Sweden Powerpoint

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Exploring Sweden

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Exploring Sweden

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Swedish Flag

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Interesting Facts

• Capital: Stockholm

• Population: Estimated 9,003,000

• Official Name: Konungariket Sverige (Kingdom of Sweden)

• Official Language: Swedish

• National Anthem: “Du Gamla, du fria, du fjallhoga nord” (Thou Ancient, Thou Free, Thou Mountain-Crowned North.”

• National Holiday: Flag Day, June 6

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Government and International Relations cont.

• The highest in command is the King.

• The largest political party is the Social Democracy party.

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Resources

• Sweden's chief crops are grains, sugar beets, potatoes, meat, and milk, barley, oats, and wheat.

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Family Life, Community, and Society

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Arts and Crafts

• Sweden made it’s greatest contribution to the arts in the field of industrial design with harmonious textiles, furniture, glassware, and ceramics.

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The Armed Forces

• Swedish men between the ages of 18 and 47 are required to serve from 7 to 15 months in the country’s armed forces.

• The nation’s regular army, navy, and air forces have a total of about 55,000 members.