Sweden
Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe with land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and is connected to Denmark by the Oresund Bridge. Sweden's capital is Stockholm, which is also the largest city in Scandinavia with the second and third largest cities being Gothenburg and Malmö.
Sweden is the largest country by area in Northern Europe and fourth largest in Europe. With a total population of over 9.2 million - the land area is slightly larger than the U.S. state of California, or equal to Uzbekistan with a population in 2008 of over 9.2 million people.
Sweden is an export-oriented market economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labour force. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Telecommunications, the automotive industry and the pharmaceutical industries are also of great importance.
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