Sweden is situated in the north of Europe. It is the largest of the Nordic countries with 9 million inhabitants and an area about the same as Spain. The national language is Swedish. The country is socially and culturally homogenous, but is gradually changing because of immigration, mostly in metropolitan areas. Sweden is characterised by its strong welfare system. Sweden made a strong recovery from the economic recession of the 1990s , which increased unemployment. But the global economic crisis of 2008 has created serious problems for some of the basic industries.
Typical for Swedish politics are strong political parties and other organisations, like trade unions. There is a clear left-right dimension in political preferences of the Swedish electorate, but government politics is generally middle of the road. The social democrats have been the leading party since the 1930s, but it has gradually lost its political dominance. After the 2006 election a non-socialist government was formed. Have a glimpse of Sweden in the following video. Happy viwing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd9fAAkGI
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