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Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a highly developed economy. It ranks first in the world in The Economist's Democracy Index and seventh in the United Nations' Human Development Index. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995.
Sweden Area: 449,964 km2
Population: 9,336,487
Seven that could medal in Vancouver: Sweden (SportingNews) Seven that could medal in Vancouver: Sweden They're the reigning gold medal winners and have won Olympic gold twice since 1994, but Team Sweden seldom is the first team mentioned among favorites to finish first in Vancouver. That conversation usually starts with Russia and Canada. "I think that's good," said Sweden center Nicklas Backstrom. "Keep talking about Canada and Russia, maybe we can ... |
Gronholm joins Stobart team for Rally Sweden (RallySport Magazine) The Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team will aim to open the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship season in style when it travels to Sweden this week with a former world champion in its ranks. |
Future Swedish prince denies grave illness (AFP via Yahoo! News) The fiance of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, Daniel Westling, on Sunday denied claims he was seriously ill as a result of a kidney transplant. |
NHL Kings win 9th staight, Sweden's Holmstrom hurt (AFP via Yahoo! News) Michal Handzus scored two goals as Los Angeles rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Saturday, giving the Kings a franchise record nine consecutive wins. |
Sweden eyes closer ties with Qatar (MENAFN) Sweden eyes closer ties with Qatar |
Sweden tightens pilot drinking regs (UPI) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Swedish government says it is imposing tighter restrictions on pre-flight alcohol consumption among airline pilots and flight crews. |
'Sweden has worst railway maintenance in Europe': SJ CEO (The Local) The chairman of the state railway operator SJ has said that Sweden has the poorest railway maintenance network of all comparable systems in Europe, while workers battled to clear ice on the tracks. |
Azad invites Sweden as partner to develop health infrastructure in India (PharmaBiz) Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has invited Sweden to be a partner country in developing the health infrastructure in India, particularly in the fields of diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. |
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden is aiming for 10 medals during the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, despite having collected a record 14 in Torino in 2006. "The team is not as strong as the team we sent to Torino, if you compare the season before the games," said Swedish Olympic committee (SOK) director Stefan Lindeberg. "Fourteen medals in Turin was an exceptional result. If we can reach ten in ... |
Sweden to Probe Claims Russia Dumped Toxic Waste in Baltic Sea (Bloomberg) Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- A Swedish prosecutor has started a preliminary investigation into claims made by Swedish state television that Russia dumped radioactive waste and chemical weapons in Sweden’s economic zone east of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea in the 1990s, SVT reported yesterday. |
