Where is Sweden?

Country name: Kingdom of Sweden.

Independence Day: On June 6th (June 6th, 1809), Sweden adopted the first modern constitution. 1983, the parliament officially declared June 6th as the Swedish National Day. )

National flag: blue, yellow cross slightly to the left. The colors of blue and yellow come from the colors of the Swedish Royal Badge.

National emblem: the national emblem is cloak-shaped, and the blue shield decorated with crowns is divided into four parts by the yellow cross: three crowns are painted on the upper left and the lower right; The top right and bottom left are painted with golden lions wearing crowns. There is a small shield in the big shield, and the left side is composed of blue, silvery white, HongLing and a golden bottle; There is a castle-like bell tower on the right, painted with a golden eagle. There are golden lions on both sides of the blue shield and medals at the bottom. The small national emblem is a blue shield with a crown. The three gold crowns on the shield are the symbols of Sweden and Denmark, Sweden and Norway, which form the Kalmar Union.

National anthem: "Your Ancient and Glorious Northland Mountain Country"

National bird: blackbird (tongue)

National stone: small (water) crystal

State dignitaries: King Carl XVI Gustaf,1September 1973; Prime Minister Goran persson took office in March 1996 and was re-elected in October 2002.

Physical geography: located in the eastern part of Scandinavia, northern Europe. It borders Finland in the northeast, Norway in the west and northwest, the Baltic Sea in the east and the North Sea in the southwest, with a territory area of 449,900 square kilometers (excluding the territorial sea area). The coastline is about 2 18 1 km. The terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. Nordland Plateau is in the north, and the highest peak in the territory, Kebunekesai, is 2 1.23 meters above sea level, and the southern and coastal areas are mostly plains or hills. The main rivers are Jota River, Dahl River and Honel Man River. There are many lakes, about 92000. Lake Wiener, the largest lake, covers an area of 5,585 square kilometers, ranking third in Europe. About 15% of the land is in the Arctic Circle, but it won't be too cold in winter because of the Atlantic warm current. Most areas have temperate coniferous forest climate, and the southernmost part has temperate broad-leaved forest climate.

Population: 8.909 million (200 1 year-end). 90% of them are Swedes (descendants of Germans), and there are more than 6,543,800 foreign immigrants and their descendants (52.6% of them are foreign nationals). The Sami people in the north are the only minority, with about 10000 people. The official language is Swedish. 90% people believe in Christianity and Lutheranism.

Capital: Stockholm, with an urban population of 750,000 (early 2000).

Administrative divisions: The whole country is divided into five provinces and one autonomous region: South Finland, East Finland, West Finland, Oulu, Rabbi and Oran Island.

In Siger Street in the center of Stockholm.

A bronze sculpture called "No Violence"

Brief history: The country began to form around 1 100. 1 157 annexed Finland. 1397 forms the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, and is ruled by Denmark. 1523 independence from the alliance. In the same year, Gustav Vasa was elected king. The period from 1654 to 17 19 was a prosperous period in Sweden, and its territory included Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as the Baltic coastal areas of Russia, Poland and Germany. 17 18 gradually declined after losing the wars against Russia, Denmark and Poland. 1805 Participated in the Napoleonic Wars. /kloc-After losing to Russia in 0/809, it was forced to cede Finland. 18 14 obtained Norway from Denmark and made an alliance with Norway. Norway became independent from the Federation. Sweden remained neutral in both world wars.