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This E-book/Book is written by Bhavesh Bhansali. This book is written on Sweden country. It contains- location of Sweden in Europe( Map), Countries that surrounds Sweden, Capital of Sweden, Population (2014), Area, GDP (2014), per Capita Income (2014),Currency, Exchange rate (2014), Geography of Sweden, Places to visit in Sweden, Culture of Sweden, Religion, Cuisine, Sports played in Sweden, Real GDP growth rate ( 2009-2014), Total Exports and Imports (Percentage and Amount), Key Imports, Key Exports, Major Import Sources, Major Export Destinations, Major Industries in Sweden and Relationship with India and Import-Export with India.

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Sweden

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Where is Sweden Located?

Sweden is a country in northeastern Europe

Sweden borders Norway and Finland

Surrounding countries are Denmark, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and

Lithuania

If you were to compare the size of Sweden, it would be just a little bigger than

California

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Fact Sheet

Capital: Stockholm

Official Name: Konungariket Sverige

(Kingdom of Sweden)

Official Language: Swedish

Population: 9,658,301 (2013)

Total Area: 449964 sq. km

GDP: $580.20 billion ( 2014)

Per capita income: $59,727 (2014)

Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK)

Exchange rate: 5.8240 SEK per Dollar

Prime Minister

John Fredrik Reinfeldt

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Geography of Sweden

There are 25 provinces in Sweden.

Sweden is part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Sweden is the fourth biggest country in Europe.

There are bays, inlets, and islands that make up Sweden’s

Geography.

At 449,964 km2, Sweden is the 55th-largest country in the

world.

About 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle.

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Places to visit

Stockholm

Capital Of Sweden

The Stockholm Archipelago

Malmö

Kosterhavets Nationalpark

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Skåne

ICE

HO

TEL

Marstrand

Stockholm-Royal Palace

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Culture

Sweden has many religions,

but Lutheran is the dominant one

The “Others” part consists of Jewish,

Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, and Buddhist.

Religion

Cuisine Fish (particularly herring), meat,

potatoes and dairy products play dominant role.

Swedish saffron buns & Crispy bread are their traditional food dishes

Swedish Folk Dance Style

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Sports played

Major sports

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Economic indicators (2014)

GDP: $580.2 billion

GDP PPP: $414.1 billion

GDP per Capita: $59,727

Real GDP growth: $ 2.8%

Current Account balance: $ 35,389 million

Current Account balance (% GDP): 6.1%

Exports ( % GDP): 44.9%

Inflation ( % change yoy): 0.4%

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Exports , Imports and Major Industries (2009)

Key Imports Key Exports Major Import Sources

Major Export Destinations

Major

Industries

Machinery Machinery Germany (18%) Norway (10.6%) Iron and Steel

Petroleum Chemicals Denmark (8.9%) Germany (10.2%)

Precision Equipment

Chemicals Motor Vehicles Norway (8.7%) UK (7.4%) Wood Pulp

Motor Vehicles Paper Products Netherlands (6%)

Denmark (7.3%) Paper Products

Iron and Steel Pulp and Wood UK (5.5%) US (6.4%) Processed Foods

Foodstuffs Iron & Steel Products

France (5%) France (5%) Motor Vehicles

Clothing China (4.8%) Netherlands (4.7%)

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Relationship with India

The Swedish exports of goods to India in 2013 amounted to 9957 million SEK (approximately 95 billion INR)

This constitutes 0.9 % of Sweden’s total exports and makes India Sweden’s

20th most important market for exports of goods. Sweden’s import of goods from India in 2013 amounted to 4 896 million SEK

(approximately 47 billion INR). Swedish imports from India constitute 0.5 % of Sweden’s total imports and

makes India Sweden’s 29th most important country. Swedish FDI has amounted to 492 million SEK (approximately INR 4.6 billion

INR) in CY 2013. Sweden and India enjoy a bilateral investment treaty for the promotion

and protection of investments since 2000

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THANK YOU!!!!

Written BY:

BHAVESH M. BHANSALI