Sweden has a population of 9.9 million people and its capital and largest city is Stockholm. It has a constitutional monarchy government with King Carl XVI Gustaf and a prime minister who heads the elected parliamentary government. Some of Sweden's most famous exports include IKEA furniture, Volvo cars, ABBA music, and Alfred Nobel who created the Nobel Prize after inventing dynamite.

1. Kingdom of Sweden
Capital city: Stockholm
Population: 9,9 mill. people
Demonym: Swedish /Swede
Official language: Swedish but the
country also has 5 other official languages -
Finnish, Yiddish, Sami, Meänkieli and
Romani.
Currency: Swedish krona
Sweden shares a land border with
it's Scandinavian counterparts
Finland and Norway, and is
connected to Denmark by a bridge.
Stockholm is built on 14 islands,
and the city centre is virtually
situated on the water.

2. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy because it has a king, Carl XVI Gustaf, but he does not
have any real power. Sweden is a parliamentary state meaning that the government is elected
by the parliament which is appointed by the people. The country is democratically ruled by a
government headed by an elected prime minister. Stefan Löfven was elected Prime Minister in
September 2014.
Carl XVI Gustaf & Silvia of Sweden Prime minister: Stefan
Löfven

3. 99% of Denmark's Jews survived
the Holocaust because the Danish
organized a massive evacuation to
neutral Sweden.
While it was once a great
military power. Sweden has
remain neutral in all wars
since 1814, including World
Wars I and II. Despite the
country's peaceful nature
Swedes over 19 years still
have to complete up to 15
months of military service.

4. Alfred Bernhard Nobel (October 21,
1833 – December 10, 1896) was a Swedish
scientist, engineer, and weapons
manufacturer. He is well known for the
invention of dynamite and for creating the
Nobel Prize. He left instructions in his will
that his money should create the Nobel
Prize after reading an article in a French
newspaper that called him the "merchant
of death" and said that he would be
remembered for his invention of dynamite
and its ability to kill more people than
ever before. Nobel left 31 million kronor
(the Swedish currency) to the awards after
his death on December 10, 1896.

5. Sweden is the world's third biggest exporter of music after the US and the UK. Its most famous
musical export is ABBA, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their song Waterloo.
After their victory, they went on to international stardom, releasing hits such as Dancing Queen,
Money, Money, Money, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Take a Chance on Me, Mammia Mia, Thank
You for the Music, The Winner Takes it All, and many more. The musical Mammia Mia! and
movie based on it uses the music of ABBA to tell its story. Other Swedish musical exports include
Roxette (It Must have been Love), Ace of Base (All That She Wants).

6. • Another major Swedish brand is the car manufacturer Volvo. Founded in
1927 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo is now owned by the Ford Motor
Company although still makes Volvo cars under the Volvo brand.

7. Another famous Swedish export is flat pack furniture and the name most people
associate with flat pack furniture is IKEA. Originally founded by the Swede Ingvar
Kamrad in 1943, IKEA now has a presence all over the world, where you can buy
modern but affordable furniture, take it home and have fun assembling it yourself.
Ikea names sofas, coffee tables and bookshelves
after places in Sweden; beds, wardrobes and
hall furniture after places in Norway; carpets
after places in Denmark and dining tables and
chairs after places in Finland.

8. Scania is a major Swedish automotive
industry manufacturer of commercial
vehicles – specifically heavy trucks and
buses. I

9. The Swedish parental leave system is
one of the most generous in the world,
with 480 days of paid leave given for
each child. Of the 480, 60 days are set
aside exclusively for the father and are
not transferable to mom.
There are tuition-free Universities in
Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, and
Sweden with careers in English for
international students.

10. Sweden is famous for its Dalecarlian Horse. Or, also known as,
the Dala Horse. These Dala horses are hand painted and carved.