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Sweden Officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. Sweden borders Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund. At 450.295 square kilometers (173.860 sq mi), Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.5 million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometer (54 / sq mi) with the population mostly Concentrated to the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas. Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, Which is also the largest city. Since the early 19th century Sweden has been at peace and has avoided the war. Today, Sweden is a Constitutional Monarchy with a parliamentary democracy form of government and a highly developed economy. Sweden has the world's eighth Highest per capita income. In 2011, it ranked fourth in the world in The Economist ' s Democracy Index and tenth in the United Nations ' Human Development Index. In 2010, the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the Second Most Competitive Country in the world, after Switzerland. According to the UN, it has the third lowest infant mortality rate in the world. In 2010, Sweden also had one of the lowest Gini coefficients of Under Developed Countries (0.25),, making Sweden one of the world's most equal in terms of Income Countries. Sweden's Wealth, However, is much less equally distributed than its income, with a Gini coefficient of 0.85 Wealth, Which is higher than the European average of 0.8.,
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1)Sweden is in Northern Europe. TRUE OR FALSE 2)Stockholm is the……city in Sweden a)Largest b)Smallest c)Busiest
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