1. All About Sweden! By: Matthew Kaufman 5-14-09

2. Sweden was founded in the 11 th Century Master Seamen Traders

3. About the size of California Three main rivers -Ume, Torne, Angerman Mostly flat One mountain range -Kjolen Mountains

4. South Temperate North Subarctic

5. STOCKHOLM 14 islands 50 Bridges Established in 1250 Drastic climate changes throughout year

6. Constitutional Monarchy 21 Counties under rule Civil Law system 3 Parties – Center Party – Christian Democratic Party – Environment Party The Greens

7. High Living Standards Agriculture has boomed in the past Mass iron-ore production Large trade system Main Exports Machinary Vehicles Paper Goods Pulp and Wood Iron and Steel Products

8. Population

9. Transportation 249 Airports Public Transportation = Main Source Most attractions are in walking distance within cities Many use trains for cross-country travel

10. Country Favorites Football(Soccer) Ice Hockey Bandy Orienteering Swimming Atheltics

11. Work Cited http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/sm orgasbord/natrecspo/sports/popular.html http://philip.greenspun.com/sweden/transpor tation https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/sw.html http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/ http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/